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161. It’s a Hard Job?

by | October 5, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

I’m prone to self-pity. So are many of us. My intent in this post is not to further stir up those negative thoughts. And yet at times it’s important to know that what we feel is felt by others. We need to be reminded that we’re not crazy, or if we are, we are no more...
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Reset 34. The Weapons of Our Warfare

by | September 28, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Pastors desks and inboxes are often littered with new initiatives and new resources and most of them will appeal to our desire to see the church grow and will therefore tempt us.  At the same time there may be a gnawing uncertainty about that new strategy or...
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The Analog Life

by | September 21, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Third Monday / September, ’26 Hello! Third Monday posts are more incidental, personal, and situational updates touching on my life in general and on the possibilities and circumstances of ministry. We encourage you to also subscribe to our newsletter. You can do so...
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160. Showing Up

by | September 14, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

I post with pastors primarily in mind. I have learned, though, that many others find items on the menu here tasty for them as well. This is especially true with this one. I’ve invited Rob Edenfield to join us once again this week. Rob is the pastor of Treasure Coast...
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161. It’s a Hard Job?

Oct 5, 2026 |

I’m prone to self-pity. So are many of us. My intent in this post is not to further stir up those negative thoughts. And yet at times it’s important to know that what we feel is felt by others. We need to be reminded that we’re not crazy, or if we are, we are no more...

read more

Reset 34. The Weapons of Our Warfare

Sep 28, 2026 |

Pastors desks and inboxes are often littered with new initiatives and new resources and most of them will appeal to our desire to see the church grow and will therefore tempt us.  At the same time there may be a gnawing uncertainty about that new strategy or...

read more

The Analog Life

Sep 21, 2026 |

Third Monday / September, ’26 Hello! Third Monday posts are more incidental, personal, and situational updates touching on my life in general and on the possibilities and circumstances of ministry. We encourage you to also subscribe to our newsletter. You can do so...

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Hey there, I'm

Randy!

The author and pastor behind Greatheart’s Table. I currently pastor Covenant Presbyterian Church in Oviedo, Florida.
My years of pastoral experience have fed my concern for the ordinary pastor. Pastors, particularly those of smaller churches, long to be validated and encouraged but are often instead beaten down by the enormous and unreachable expectations of modern Christian culture. I began writing and producing Greatheart’s Table to provide an alternative narrative that encourages pastors, especially those in smaller churches, to be comfortable in their pastoral skin. There is great value in simply being a pastor and many pastors, and those who care for them, need to be reminded of that.
Prior to Greatheart’s Table, my writing has appeared in a variety of venues, from the family worship guide As for My House to the web site of The Gospel Coalition. In 2020 Christian Focus Publications published my book Something Worth Living For, a presentation of historic Christianity based upon the content of the Westminster Shorter Catechism. I blog, though less frequently these days, at RandyGreenwald.com.
I grew up in a small town outside Cincinnati, Ohio. After graduating from Michigan State University I taught seventh-grade English for three years before attending and graduating from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. I pastored a church on Florida’s gulf coast for twenty-five years before being called to my current church in 2010. I am married to Barb and we have been blessed with six children and an innumerable multitude of grandchildren.