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The Heart Of Effective Ministry

1 Timothy 1:5

by Bill Crowder English

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The expectations people have for their spiritual leaders are so high that failure is almost inevitable.

Pastoral ministry on behalf of Christ is a desperately needed, wonderfully difficult, and potentially dangerous calling. Rewarding as it can be, no one ever said it would be easy, safe, or even what we expected. With such realism and love for fellow ministers, Bill Crowder opens his heart in this booklet. By combining the wisdom of Paul’s words to Timothy with his own years of experience, Bill brings us back, in his words, to “what we do, why we do it, and how we do it—so that through the communication of God’s Word, people might know and embrace the great and awesome love of God.”

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Bill Crowder

Bill Crowder joined the Our Daily Bread Ministries staff in 2001 after more than 20 years in the pastorate stretching from West Virginia to southern California to west Michigan. Over the years, Bill has spent much of his time in a Bible-conference ministry around the world, serving ODBM offices and their outreach to their local communities. 

Bill is a contributing writer for the Our Daily Bread devotional and has written many Bible study booklets for ODBM’s Discovery Series. He has also published a number of books with Our Daily Bread Publishing, including Joseph and King Solomon. Bill also serves as cohost on Discover the Word, a podcast and daily radio program heard nationwide. 

Now semiretired, Bill and his wife, Marlene, live in North Carolina. They have been married for over 45 years and have five adult children and a growing legion of grandchildren. To relax, Bill enjoys playing golf whenever possible, and following sports, especially the English Premier League’s Liverpool Football Club.