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Faithful Endurance: The Joy of Shepherding People for a Lifetime

 |  H. B. Charles Jr. • Dave Harvey • Richard Phillips • Jeff Robinson • Juan Sánchez
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Stream or download the audio recording from this breakout panel titled Faithful Endurance: The Joy of Shepherding People for a Lifetime with H. B. Charles, Dave Harvey, Richard Phillips, Jeff Robinson, and Juan Sanchez that was delivered at The Gospel Coalition’s 2019 National Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. The average stay of a pastor in evangelical churches is a little less than three years. Such instability is not good for churches, and it’s not good for pastors. A much better vision seems to be for a faithful pastor-teacher to give his life and service to one congregation for several decades. What are the advantages of digging in and staying long? How does it benefit the local church and the universal church, as well as the pastor and his family? Are there drawbacks to staying at one place for many years? How can a pastor say fresh, and even take pleasure in staying put and shepherding one people over the long haul?

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H. B. Charles Jr. (Master’s Seminary and Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary) is pastor of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, and a Council member of The Gospel Coalition. He is the author (or contributing author) of several books, including It Happens After Prayer. He and his wife, Crystal, have three children.

Dave Harvey (DMin, Westminster Theological Seminary) is president of Great Commission Collective, a church-planting ministry in North America and abroad. Dave pastored for 33 years and travels widely across networks and denominations as a conference speaker. He’s the author of When Sinners Say “I Do” (Shepherd Press, 2007), I Still Do (Baker, 2020), The Plurality Principle (TGC/Crossway, 2021), and recently Stronger Together (Exponential/Zondervan, 2023). Dave and his wife, Kimm, live in southwest Florida. For videos or articles, visit revdaveharvey.com

 

Richard Phillips (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary; DDiv, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary; MBA, University of Pennsylvania) is senior minister of Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, South Carolina, and a former Council member of The Gospel Coalition. He is a regular writer for Reformation21 and the author of numerous books, including Revelation. He and his wife, Sharon, have five children.

Jeff Robinson (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is director of news and information at Southern Seminary. He was a senior editor for six years at The Gospel Coalition. A native of Blairsville, Georgia, he pastors Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky, and serves as adjunct professor of church history at Southern Seminary. Prior to entering ministry, he spent nearly 20 years as a newspaper journalist in Georgia, North Carolina, and Kentucky. He is coauthor or coeditor of six books, including Taming the Tongue: How the Gospel Transforms Our Talk (TGC, 2021), To the Ends of the Earth: Calvin’s Mission Vision and Legacy, and 15 Things Seminary Couldn’t Teach Me (Crossway, 2018). Jeff and his wife, Lisa, have four children.

Juan Sánchez (MDiv, ThM, PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) has served as the senior pastor of High Pointe Baptist Church in Austin, Texas, since 2005. Juan also serves as the chairman of the Board of The Gospel Coalition and is co-founder and president of Coalicion por el Evangelio. He is the author of numerous books, including 1 Peter for You, Seven Dangers Facing your Church, and The Leadership Formula: Develop the Next Generation of Leaders in the Church. He has been married to Jeanine since 1990, and they have five adult daughters.