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30 Apr Incredibly Powerful Marriage Material

Posted at 08:00h in Conferences, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Family, Marriage, Relationships by pkuzma 0 Comments

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If you're looking for some marriage material that will preach, click here and check back throughout today and after today. The pre-conference is all on the marriage relationship being impacted by Emotionally Healthy Spirituality....

29 Apr Live Blogging the Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Pastors & Leaders Conference

Posted at 22:52h in Conferences, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Just a reminder that I am going to be live blogging the Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Pastors & Leaders Conference, which begins at 12:00 pm EDT on Friday, May 1. We'll continue with the 2nd day on Saturday, May 2 at 10:00 am EDT. Just come on...

28 Apr Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Conference is THIS week!

Posted at 22:33h in Emotional health, Leadership, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Relationships, Rest, Sabbath, Uncategorized by pkuzma 0 Comments

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I just arrived in New York City, Queens as a matter of fact. I am excited for this year's Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Conference. I plan on live blogging and Twittering highlights, so follow along! On the blog, I'm using CoverItLive and as for Twitter, follow me...

04 Feb Study & Planning Break

Posted at 15:58h in Burnout, Fun, Leadership, Margin, Message Preparation, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Rest, Sabbaticals, sleep, Spiritual health, Study & Planning Breaks, Things that drain life, Things that give life by pkuzma 3 Comments

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One of the practices I learned about through my burnout experience several years ago is the importance of getting away regularly for the purpose of clearing my head and heart, being with God, and hearing His voice. It's not as intense as it may sound...

04 Feb Holding Fast

Posted at 15:29h in Books, death, Depression, Emotional health, grief, Life, Mourning, Suffering, Tragedy, vulnerability by pkuzma 0 Comments

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One of my practices while I am on a Study & Planning Break is to read at least one book that doesn't have anything to do with ministry or leadership. I will read a few books while I am on this kind of retreat that...

25 Jan Cletus Take The Wheel (Uh-huh, you guessed it!)

Posted at 14:49h in Fun, Humor, Laughter by pkuzma 0 Comments

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You gotta check out this absolutely hilarious video by comedian Tim Hawkins! ...

25 Jan Ted Haggard, etc. ….

Posted at 00:48h in Brokenness, Church life, Church people, Communication, Community, confession, deception, duplicity, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, grief, Leadership, Pastor, Sex Addiction, Spiritual health, Tragedy by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Having been through some pretty rough pastoral transitions over the years, I am saddened by this week's news of further allegations of sexual misconduct in the situation surrounding Ted Haggard and New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I commend Pastor Brady Boyd for his forthright...

25 Jan Post-Holiday Intense Life Patterns

Posted at 00:32h in Church life, Church people, Emotional health, Family, Fun, Leadership, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Personal Pace, Relationships, Rest, Things that drain life, Things that give life by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Is it just me, or do you find that your counseling requests increase right after the holidays with INTENSE situations? Over the first three weeks of the New Year, I've had a handful of REALLy intense life situations for people and couples in the church. Looking...

15 Jan Are You Ready?

Posted at 11:12h in Emotional health, Fun, Humor, Laughter, Things that give life by pkuzma 0 Comments

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You gotta have some fun ...

22 Dec I’ll Be Toast on Thursday! You?

Posted at 02:32h in Anxiety, Burnout, Church life, Emotional health, Expectations, Leadership, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Rest, Things that drain life, Things that give life by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Thursday is Christmas Day, and I am as excited about it as anyone gets. I remind our church all through the year how many days are left till Christmas. One thing I've learned over the years though. When we do our Christmas Eve Celebrations on the...