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Fight for Your Pastor


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Author

Peter Orr (PhD, University of Durham) is a New Testament lecturer at Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia. He is the author of Exalted Above the Heavens: The Risen and Ascended Christ and a contributor to Theology Is for Preaching and Romans and the Legacy of St Paul. Orr and his wife, Emma, have four sons and are members at All Saints Petersham. 
Do you pray for your pastors? Do you encourage them? Do you have realistic expectations for them? The office of pastor is simultaneously a rewarding and draining position. Pastors today have immense pressure on their shoulders and they need the support of their congregations. 

Peter Orr has written Fight for Your Pastor as an exhortation for church members to stand behind their pastors through the difficulties of ministry. Orr specifies ways in which congregations can be intentional in caring for church leaders, including prayer, encouragement, generosity, and forgiveness. Featuring stories from current pastors about their struggles, this book is perfect for thoughtful church members eager to understand the weight of their pastors’ positions and support leaders in their important ministry. 
Additional Resources


1. How to Care for a Pastor: Five Ways to Uplift Your Shepherds by Greg Morse (Desiring God)

Before becoming one, I rarely asked, How do I best care for my pastors? How can I be a blessing to them, refresh them, uphold their arms? My pastors always seemed to have it together. I needed their help, it seemed, on a one-way street. But Scripture does not show it to be so. Drawing from John Owen’s short but excellent little book Duties of Christian Fellowship, consider a few ways a flock cares well for their shepherd....


2. Why You Should Pray for Your Pastor and How to Pray for Him by Christopher David (The Gospel Coalition India)
When we think of people in the church who may need prayer, we often think of people struggling through life. We pray for the single mother fighting to hold things together, the depressed young man unsure and anxious about his future, or the lonely widow who has just lost her husband after decades of being together. My guess is that your pastor did not figure in your list of people to pray for at church. Your pastor may not be struggling, but he needs your prayers....


3. Download the Discussion Questions: 'Fight for Your Pastor'
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4. Encourage your Pastors & Elders to join a Praxis group near them!

Gospel City Network's Praxis is a roundtable discussion on Practical Theology for Pastors and Elders, and there are 4 groups that meet regularly in these areas:

  • ⁠English Praxis: Klang Valley, Penang, and Kuching
  • Chinese Praxis: Klang Valley & Online (Zoom)


Get connected to a group by sending us an Email at events@gospelcitynetwork.com!

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