Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry Study Bible A broken heart and empty

A broken heart and empty arms

He urges the reader to view each Bible promise as a check written by God that can be cashed by personally endorsing it and receiving the gift it represents

it also addresses current issues of moral formation and discernment

and chapter four: Christ as strength and supply

after Chase Ryan returns to his family and a job in his hometown

Brothers, We Are Not Professionals: A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry Study Bible A broken heart and emptyPastor John Piper says, "We pastors are being killed by the professionalizing of the pastoral ministry. . . professionalism has nothing to do with the essence and heart of the Christian ministry. The more professional we long to be, the more spiritual death we will leave in our wake. For there is no professional childlikeness, there is no professional tenderheartedness. There is no professional panting after God." In Brothers, We are Not Professionals