About

Hi, I’m Eric McKiddie – husband, father of two, and one of the pastors at College Church in Wheaton, IL. This blog is about doing the work of pastoral ministry. I started Pastoralized in order to help two kinds of pastors:

1. To help theologically oriented pastors who want to grow in effectiveness, productivity, and leadership.

2. To help not-so-scholarly – but very efficient – pastors who want to grow in their ability to handle the Scriptures and develop as theologians.

When I started as a full-time pastor, the demands of ministry provided a crash course in wedding the academic and practical sides of pastoral work. I have been intentionally working toward combining the two ever since. In this blog, I record lessons, tips, and mistakes from my own journey toward becoming a pastor-scholar who can work efficiently and effectively.

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My top posts

To get you started, here are my most popular posts:

How to Preach Like Mark Driscoll Without Sounding Like Him

A Not-Famous Pastor’s Take on the Evangelical Hollywood

Pastoral Ministry and Strengths-Based Leadership

7 Prayer Lists You Already Have

Get Rid of Inefficient Sermon Prep with Preaching Templates, Part 1

10 Questions You Better Be Ready to Answer at a Pastoral Interview

Find a Task List System that Fits Your Personality

Get Rid of Inefficient Sermon Prep with Preaching Templates, Part 2

24 Examples of Gospel-Centered Ministry from 1 Thessalonians

Bio

Before coming to College Church, I earned degrees in Bible and Theology (B.A., Moody Bible Institute) and Biblical Exegesis (M.A. Wheaton College), and then taught high school Bible.