22 Jul Living “Off Peak”
At first glance, one might think the title of this post a bit odd, and wonder what it has to do with living a fulfilling life as a Pastor. Well, one advantage of what we do is that our schedules are more flexible than the...
21 Jul “Regular” Weekend
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I am a firm believer that every Pastor should have a "regular" weekend. A weekend like "regular" folk, especially if you're married and have kids. I experienced one this weekend. It was precipitated by my son having surgery last week (the story and result is here...
17 Jul Your Personal Pace, Part 2
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In this post, I'd like to chat a bit about the different components and stages of your life that ought to play into the determination of what your pace is. By the way, I am not a proponent of breaking this thing down so far...
16 Jul Your Personal Pace, Part 1
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I recently started driving a new car. It's a 2001 black Ford Crown Victoria with the Police Interceptor package. It started its life as a Detective car with the Beverly Hills Police Department. Especially as a Chaplain, it's a really fun car to drive! The story...
11 Jul Mad Church Disease
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Enjoy this excerpt from Mad Church Disease and read on after it… As much as we may want to, we can never rid ourselves from our past – the good or the bad. And regardless of how normal or even how terrible your past might be,...
11 Jul Leadership In Its Right Place
I want to introduce you to a friend of mine, Russ Veenker. He and his wife, Kandy, are the DIrectors of Mountain Learning Center. I am NOT exaggerating when I say that God used this couple to help save my life, marriage and ministry! It was...
09 Jul Loose Ends
Tonight, I am working on my notes for a memorial service I will officiate in the morning for a man I have never had the pleasure to meet. Maybe you feel like I do about what we Pastors get to do: it is a deep...
08 Jul I Might As Well Admit It ….
I am not nearly as put together as I may seem. My penchant for being articulate in my speech often covers over my insecurity about being thought of as slow or stupid. Whenever someone asks me if we can get together sometime soon to talk about...
07 Jul Going LIVE!!
After months of off and on work, we are finally ready to GO LIVE with Pastor For Life! I am sending out an email to all Pastors and Church Leaders to ask for their help in getting the word out! However, I realize you may...
04 Jul Sustainable Pastoral Pace
I just finished listening to Greg Surratt of Seacoast Church, a fast growing, multi-site church in South Carolina. He spoke this week at their monthly "First Wednesday" service and had some revealing things to say about his own journey and Pastors he knows in large...