Entrepreneur Max Anderson shares his final reflections on the great Tim Keller who influenced his life in a deeply profound way

There are a small number of “great” men and women in the world, people who shape their times. I have had the privilege of working with a few of them. I’ve also seen that not all who are great turn out to be good. When you meet someone who is both, you count yourself lucky.

In my first year of study with Tim, he said something I’ll never forget. He said that a pastor has a three-fold job, as prophet, priest and king. The prophet is preaching and teaching. The priest is counselling and pastoral care. The king is leadership of the church.

Tim said that natural gifting for these roles is important but even more important is a pastor’s godliness. Even if you aren’t that great a preacher, he said, if you are godly, people will want to listen to you. If you aren’t a gifted counsellor but you… (Register to read the rest of the article)