Introduction

Pastoral ministry

Being a pastor

Different kinds of pastors

The pastor’s life

The pastor’s knowledge

The pastor’s reading

Leading services

Preaching

Making the most of Sundays

Married and unmarried ministers

The pastor’s home-life

The pastor’s hospitality

The pastor and poverty

The church building

Ministerial visits

The pastor as comforter

The pastor as father

The travelling pastor

The pastor’s care in conversation

The pastor’s external relationships

The pastor expressing God’s approval

The pastor catechising

The pastor and the sacraments

The pastor as lawyer and doctor

The pastor arguing

The pastor’s attitude in discipline and restoration

The pastor, covetousness and gluttony

The pastor and humour

The contempt of pastors

The pastor and the churchwardens

The pastor and providence

The pastor’s freedom in non-essentials

The pastor understanding the congregation

The pastor’s library

The pastor’s skill in application

The pastor and old customs

The pastor’s blessing

The pastor and gossip

Prayer before preaching

Prayer after preaching