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21 Feb Is There Such A Thing As Christian Pornography?

Posted at 08:51h in Anxiety, Brokenness, Conferences, confession, Leadership, Spiritual health, Things that drain life, Things that give life by pkuzma 0 Comments

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I admit the title of this post is extreme. Let's get that out of the way right now. I think there is such a thing as Christian pornography. I could probably have thought of a better term for what I am thinking, but I suspect that many...

18 Feb What Seminary Never Taught Us

Posted at 11:20h in Education, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Leadership, Pastor, Personal Pace, Relationships by pkuzma 0 Comments

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If you are not a subscriber to "The Pastor's Weekly Briefing" delivered from the Focus On The Family Pastoral Ministries Department, I would encourage you to get signed up here. Each edition features a letter from HB London, who heads the Department. This week, he wrote...

02 Oct Transition Plan

Posted at 15:40h in Church life, Communication, Expectations, Leadership, Resignations, Transitions by pkuzma 1 Comment

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You don't have to look too far into the Pastor For Life blog archive to find that a piece of what we are interested in highlighting, documenting, or noting for Pastors has to do with pastoral transitions. While we don't catch them all, we try...

03 Sep Francis Chan Next Steps

Posted at 12:36h in Church life, Communication, Expectations, influence, Leadership, Pastor, Resignations, Transitions by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Over on the Mars Hill Church blog, an interview with Francis Chan by Mark Driscoll and Joshua Harris was posted. It's one of the most candid interviews I think I've seen. Many people have wondered, "What's Francis doing now that he's not at Cornerstone?" This video interview...

03 Aug Some Truth About Burnout, And Some Antidotes

Posted at 17:23h in Burnout, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Leadership, Margin, Pace of life, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, Spiritual health, Things that drain life, Things that give life by pkuzma 0 Comments

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The New York Times had an excellent article about Clergy Burnout this week. I encourage you to clikc the link and read it. It's got some good information. However, packed full of antidotes to burnout is a blog post from Perry Noble. I'd encourage youeven more...

20 Apr Looking For Your Next Place Of Ministry?

Posted at 12:01h in Change, Communication, Leadership, Life, Pastor, Resignations, Transitions by pkuzma 1 Comment

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DJ Chuang has an awesome list of ministries that re helping pastors match churches they can serve and churches find their right pastor as well. While I copy the entire post here for convenience, I encourage you to check out DJ's blog for other awesome...

19 Apr Francis Chan Resigns Cornerstone

Posted at 23:48h in Change, Church life, Leadership, Pastor, Transitions by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Popular pastor, conference speaker, and author, Francis Chan, has resigned the pastorate of the church he started 16 years ago, Cornerstone Community Church. Francis pastors in the same city I do (Simi Valley, CA), and Cornerstone is located just a mile down the street from...

05 Apr John Piper Taking Leave

Posted at 12:06h in Communication, Emotional health, Family, Leadership, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Rest, Sabbaticals by pkuzma 1 Comment

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You may or may not have heard that John Piper, Pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is taking an extended 7 month long leave of absence, starting on May 1. You can read his statement here. You can read the Bethlehem Elder's response here. I commend...

01 Apr Stewarding The Easter “Anointing”

Posted at 14:02h in Brokenness, Burnout, Communication, Depression, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Failure, Leadership, Margin, Message Preparation, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Relationships, Rest, Sabbath, Spiritual health, success, Things that drain life, Things that give life, Uncategorized by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken away.” And Elisha replied, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit and become your successor.” “You have asked a difficult ...

23 Mar Pastors And Pain

Posted at 14:52h in Brokenness, Church life, Church people, death, duplicity, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Leadership, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Relationships, Rest, Suffering, Things that drain life, Things that give life by pkuzma 0 Comments

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We are rapidly moving toward the celebration of Jesus' death, and Lent is on our minds for those who observe it. A time in which we make sacrifices to in some way thank God for and identify with the sacrifice Jesus made for us. A...