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Pastoring Sermon Illustrations
| Illustration Title | Illustration Author | |
|---|---|---|
| A Bishop's Prayer for His Church | Translated by Sister Benedicta Ward, S.L.G. Adapted for mothers by RBG, quoted in Prodigals and Those Who Love Them, Ruth Bell Graham, 1991, Focus on the Family Publishing, pp. 112-113 | |
| A Lot of Bull | Source unknown | |
| A Parish Perished | Source unknown | |
| A Pastor's Life | Pastors at Risk, H. B. London, Jr. & Neil B. Wiseman, Victor Books, 1993, p. 54 | |
| A Shepherd | J. R. Stott, Between Two Worlds, p. 120. | |
| Accidie: A Spiritual Disease | Your Father Loves You by James Packer, Harold Shaw Publishers, 1986, page for October 10 | |
| Bats in the Belfry | Reader's Digest, July, 1994, p. 64 | |
| Both Legs Needed | B. B. Warfield, quoted in Credenda Agenda, Volume 4/Number 5, p. 16 | |
| Chain Minister | Source unknown | |
| Clergy Poll | Homemade, Vol. 13, No. 10, October, 1989 | |
| Clergy Survey | 1991 Survey of Pastors, Fuller Institute of Church Growth, Pastors at Risk , H. B. London, Jr. & Neil B. Wiseman, Victor Books, 1993, p. 22 | |
| Comments from the Congregation | Arthur Myers in Berkshire Sampler | |
| Commitment to the Message | Howard Hendricks, Say It With Love, p. 73 | |
| Count von Zinzendorf | SIM-NOW | |
| G. Campbell Morgan | Our Daily Bread | |
| God, Give us Men. . . | The Growth Factor, Bob Moorehead | |
| Hans Christian Andersen | Today in the Word, January 15, 1993 | |
| How Much Is that Preacher? | From the book Don't Stand Up in the Canoe: A Fantasy from Life, Jean Shaw, Zondervan, Grand Rapids | |
| How to Get Rid of Your Pastor | Quoted in You and Your Pastor, Radio Bible Class | |
| Laziness | Source unknown | |
| Life and Lip | Source unknown | |
| Luther's Ten Qualifications for the Minister | Resources, #2 | |
| Martin Luther | Source unknown | |
| Not Great Talent, But Great Likeness | John R. W. Stott, The Preacher's Portrait, Some New Testament Word Studies (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publ. Co., 1961), p. 120 | |
| Not Talent but Likeness | Leading the Way by Paul Borthwick, Navpress, 1989, p. 65 | |
| One on One | Richard Baxter, The Reformed Pastor | |
| Pastor's Opinion Poll | Pastors at Risk , H. B. London, Jr. & Neil B. Wiseman, Victor Books, 1993, pp. 34-35 | |
| Public's Image of a Pastor | Emerging Trends, Signs of the Times, August, 1993, p. 6 | |
| Pyramid of Marbles | Liberating Ministry From The Success Syndrome, K. Hughes, Tyndale, 1988, p. 177 | |
| Quotes | ||
| Quotes | The Preacher as Persuader, D. Sunukjian, in Walvoord: A Tribute, Donald Campbell, ed., Moody, 1982, p. 289. | |
| Rev. Saul Paul | J. Harold Smith, "Your Good Neighbor," November 1952 | |
| Saint Gregory | Paul D. Robbins, Leadership, 1988, p. 146. | |
| Short Sermon | Christian Clippings, p. 27 | |
| Shortage of Trained Clergy | David Watson, Called & Committed: World-Changing Discipleship, (Harold Shaw Publishers, Wheaton, IL; 1982), p. 53 | |
| Spiritual Leadership | Samuel Logan Brengle, quoted in Spirit of Revival, Life Action Ministries, Vol. 28, No. 1, March, 1998, p. 40 | |
| Ten Basic Statements about Ministry | Warren and David Wiersbe, in Making Sense of the Ministry | |
| The Gossip | Arlene Quant, quoted by Alex Thien in Milwaukee Sentinel | |
| The Most Frustrated Profession | Russell Chadler, Racing Toward 2000: The Forces Shaping America's Religious Future, Harper Collins, Zondervan, pp. 216, 217, Discoveries, Summer, 1992 | |
| The Perfect Pastor | Source unknown | |
| The Stranger | The World's Best Jokes, Christian Clippings, p. 26 | |
| The Tory Pastor | July/August, 1990, Moody Monthly, p. 13 | |
| They Can Be Revived | Carlyle Marney, who conducts the "Interpreter's House" for discouraged pastors at Lake Junaluska, quoted in K. Menninger, Whatever Became of Sin?, p. 224 | |
| To Every Man His Work | Pulpit Helps, August, 1992, p. 8 | |
| Watermelon Seeds | Quote Magazine | |
| What a Job! | Source unknown | |
| What Is a Minister? | Source unknown | |
| What to Expect from Your Pastor | "Pastors at Risk," by H. B. London Jr., with Dean Merrill, Focus on the Family, (Colorado Springs, CO, 1994), pp. 9-10. | |
| Why Should the Congregation Follow Me? | Source unknown |
