‘Halloweth be Thy Name.’ Forget yourself, forget your reputation. “Don’t make getting a big name in New York City your main thing. “Don’t make your ministry success your identity, so if things don’t go well you just feel like an utter failure.” “Don’t worry about your reputation, don’t worry about your credentials,” Keller said. The final piece of advice that Keller gave was for people to “forget about your reputation,” quoting Jeremiah 45:5, which reads, “seekest thou great things for thyself? Seek them not.” Invest your time, invest, yes, your money, invest your life.” Jesus Christ said, ‘I will build my church.’ He doesn’t just say ‘I will build my church, except in big cities.’ ‘I will build my church.’ So, invest in the church. “Don’t just come to New York to say, ‘I want to get this on the resume and have an exciting church experience and, you know, go to all the great restaurants.’” “Don’t just come here to consume,” Keller added. The second piece of advice Keller gave was “invest, don’t just consume,” reading from Jeremiah 32, in which Jeremiah bought a field, even though the invasion of the Babylonians and subsequent exile of the Jews was imminent. “Don’t assimilate and just pick up all the views of the culture but don’t stay out, keep your skirts clean, denounce everyone.” “Engage, but at the same time, be different,” said Keller.
The first piece of advice Keller gave in the video was “live on the razor’s edge,” quoting Jeremiah 29:7, “seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile.” In the video, Keller offers three pieces of advice that center on passages in the Old Testament book of Jeremiah, which he felt would help to guide leaders at Redeemer, as well as other church leaders.
The video message had originally been directed toward the leadership team at Redeemer.
Redeemer Presbyterian Church of New York City, which Keller founded in 1989, shared a video message from Keller over the weekend that had been recorded several weeks before his death. Pastor and author Tim Keller gave three pieces of advice to pastors in a message recorded weeks before his death and shared online by the church he helped to found. Pastor and author Tim Keller giving a video message, which was posted on the website of Redeemer Churches and Ministries shortly after his death on May 19, 2023.
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