Extended Interview with TGCA’s National Director Dave McDonald
I see my role to be more of a conductor than a performer. I’m keen to connect God’s people in working together for the sake of the gospel and the glory of God.
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I see my role to be more of a conductor than a performer. I’m keen to connect God’s people in working together for the sake of the gospel and the glory of God.
Over the years I have had countless conversations with young men about different aspects of pastoral ministry. What has become increasingly clear is that there is a growing anxiety around the risks involved in taking that step into full-time ministry.
Over a period of weeks you observe the ways that the sheep move across the terrain. You take note of where they congregate ... Only then are you in a position put the fences in their appropriate places.
The sheer volume of practical content that Owen provides ... shows the kind of well-developed and practical thinking that teachers and preachers of the Bible should draw from as they see fit for the particular needs and pressures of their own churches.
At the centre of it all is the gospel itself: ‘Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners’. This is not incidental to Paul’s testimony, it ought to be at the centre of every testimony. Jesus is our Saviour ... He is the hinge on which everything turns, and our personal story only makes sense in light of his gospel.
