Vocational ministry can be toxic to the soul of the minister. Too often, what starts out as a genuine call to care for souls can end up as a pastor’s grand scheme to validate himself by manipulating the people he loves most.

Join Steve Brown, Justin Holcomb and Kevin Labby as they talk with Ray Cortese about the gospel antidote to the self-deception that breeds this kind of ecclesiastical dysfunction. The imputation of Christ's righteousness really can free pastors (and people in the pews) to minister without the debilitating need to justify themselves.

During their conversation they discuss Ray's talk from LIBERATE 2015, It is Finished: The Present Power of These Three Words. Although Ray is unable to speak at LIBERATE 2016 due to a previously scheduled speaking engagement, we look forward to having him return to speak at future LIBERATE events. You can listen to Ray's sermons at Seven Rivers Presbyterian Church.

 

This audio and description first appeared on Key Life, a ministry that exists to tell Christians that God isn’t mad at them.