Tweet After a great day of teaching, Jesus faced the critics. And when Jesus had finished these parables, he went away from there, and coming to his hometown he taught…
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Tweet Now almost a year after serving as a full-time vocational pastor, I realize how many demands there were on the position. There are pressures from church members, staff, and…
Tweet Pastor, there are some things your church can’t do for you. They simply can’t. Please understand. I love the church. Greatly. I’m a local church guy. I was in…
Frankly, finding that balance has always been difficult for me, and at times in the life of the organization, one area does require greater attention than other areas. The key for me is to always keep the big picture in my mind of what we are trying to accomplish, while recognizing the individual contribution, each area needs to bring to that success. I can never allow one area to cloud out my perspective of the other areas.
Pastor burnout is a common problem in the church today. I hear from pastors everyday facing the stress of ministry.
Here’s a common scenario that can cause that to happen…it may be the most common one I hear…perhaps this is your story:
Tweet I was meeting with a successful entrepreneur recently. He said something I found interesting and it caused me to further reflect. (Side note: These kind of comments are why…
Tweet It’s probably the question I get asked most often. I got it last week from a man who is a practicing CPA and a successful entrepreneur, but feels something…
Tweet The first couple years into church revitalization there were more opportunities than time. I was so excited about the potential we had to restore a historic, established church, but…
Tweet Through the years I have been asked hundreds of times about what I would say are the critical steps in planting or launching a church or ministry. Having planted…
Tweet Someone I know reached out to me about church planting. That’s not unusual, since I’ve planted a couple churches previously. Here’s the backend story before I share our dialogue….