Toward a Theologically Minded Church

Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan discuss how pastors can shepherd difficult or draining church members with wisdom, patience, healthy boundaries, and the humility to remember that every shepherd is first a sheep.

Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan offer hope for discouraged pastors, showing how realistic expectations, faithful friendships, long-term perspective, and confidence in God’s sovereignty can sustain ministers when visible fruit is slow and ministry feels heavy.

Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan discuss how thoughtful preaching calendars help pastors faithfully feed their people, preach the whole counsel of God, and plan ahead without quenching the Spirit.

Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan discuss the joys, challenges, and realities of church planting.

Matt Smethurst and Ligon Duncan tackle one of the most important questions in pastoral ministry: How do you preach Christ from all of Scripture?