September 19, 2025

This edition is sponsored by The After Party

Pastors,

This has been a full season of ministry. As you look around your neighborhood and see the nations arriving at your doorstep, I want to commend this piece. It’s a clear reminder that mission isn’t always across the ocean—it’s often across the street.

And while you carry the weight of shepherding people in changing times, remember: words shape us too. This piece from Michael McEwen reflects on how letters, books, and stories have always equipped God’s people. Good publishing, like good preaching, forms disciples for the long road.

We don’t need to have all the answers or do it all.

But we do need each other.

Praying for you,

Chris Poblete
Editorial director, CT Pastors

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