Author: Ryan Gilbert

Christ-follower, husband, father, TCU/SWBTS Alum, Doctoral student at Midwestern Seminary in Kansas City, and Lead Pastor at Raintree Community Church in Lee's Summit, MO.

The Privilege of Pastoring

I was relaxing on my back porch this evening, praying for my family and just reflecting. I couldn’t help but feel grateful for my calling in life. I love being a pastor, especially of this particular flock. Pastoring is often described as a difficult calling, but I wouldn’t primarily characterize pastoring as a difficult calling. Yes, it’s…

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Loneliness and the Holy Spirit (guest post by Curt Gough)

In this life we are alone. Whatever the experience, whether good or bad, we are alone in it, no matter who else is around. No one can enter into our space and feel with us. No one can see exactly what we see, hear exactly what we hear, understand exactly what we understand, and we…

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