Search our archive:

Alan Palmer


Ministerial Meltdown (Issue 56)

A Personal Story In 2001, I was the senior pastor of a very large, multi-staffed church in Western Canada. To all intents and purposes, it looked like I had arrived. That was on the outside. On the inside I was running on empty, absolutely fatigued, depressed and ‘flat-lining’ emotionally. One ...

Read More »

An end to ‘Cosy Church’ & ‘Duvet Discipleship’? (Issue 56)

A Vision for this Generation While living and working in Canada for nearly twenty years, I fell in love with the fast, exciting and combative sport of ice hockey. So you can imagine that a hockey analogy would particularly resonate with me. It was said of the late Steve Jobs ...

Read More »

Church, a ‘man-free zone’? (Issue 55)

A young man was late for church. After the service the vicar greeted him and enquired as to why he had been late for worship. With a little hesitation the young man said that he was going to go fishing until his dad told him no. Although disappointed that that ...

Read More »

Ministry Today

You are reading Ministry Today, and these are all the articles by Alan Palmer.

Who Are We?

Ministry Today aims to provide a supportive resource for all in Christian leadership so that they may survive, grow, develop and become more effective in the ministry to which Christ has called them.

Around the Site


© Ministry Today 2024