Pastoral Ministry · Intermediate
Finishing Well in Ministry
A pastor finishes well by God's grace as he endures through discouragement and weariness, keeps the faith to the end, prepares his church for the next shepherd, and rests his hope in Christ, whose work alone is finished.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
What you'll learn
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What it means to finish well, and why a pastor's salvation does not depend on it
2
What takes pastors out of the race
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How God cared for discouraged servants, and what a discouraged pastor should do
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How to recognize burnout and keep a sustainable pace
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How a pastor can grow old in the work and prepare his church for the next shepherd
Lessons in this topic
01How Does a Pastor Finish Well?Plus6 min022 Timothy: Faithful to the EndPlusRelated lesson4 min03How Does a Pastor Guard His Own Soul?PlusRelated lesson7 min
Key passages
2 Timothy 4:6–82 Timothy 1:15–162 Timothy 4:102 Timothy 4:142 Timothy 4:16–172 Timothy 1:12Hebrews 2:12 Chronicles 26:16Acts 20:242 Corinthians 4:12 Corinthians 1:8–9Numbers 11:14–171 Kings 19:4–81 Kings 19:121 Kings 19:18Exodus 18:17–18Mark 6:31Acts 6:41 Thessalonians 5:12–131 Timothy 5:17–18Hebrews 13:17Joshua 14:10–12Psalm 71:18Psalm 92:14Numbers 8:25–26Numbers 27:16–17Deuteronomy 34:91 Chronicles 22:5Joshua 24:31Judges 2:10Acts 20:26–32Hebrews 13:7–8Acts 13:36John 17:4John 19:302 Timothy 2:131 Peter 5:4Hebrews 12:2Matthew 25:21Philippians 1:6