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21 May Pastoring In Pandemic, Part 4: Herding COVID Cats

Posted at 16:01h in Anxiety, Church life, Church people, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Expectations, Leadership, Pastor, Relationships, Uncategorized by pkuzma 0 Comments

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We all agree that we are living in the strangest of times. Opinions about why we are and what we are “supposed to” do about re-opening churches as Pastors ranges from “go with the flow” on one end to anger (“righteous” of course!) and civil...

06 Apr Looking for LESS of This to Be News!

Posted at 23:07h in Affairs, Brokenness, Burnout, Church life, confession, duplicity, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Failure, Leadership, Pastor, Resignations, Transitions by pkuzma 0 Comments

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In case you haven't heard already, Bob Coy, pastor of one of the US's largest megachurches, resigned this weekend due to a moral failure. We don't know the details, and honestly don't need to. However, It's another day to say that we at Pastor For...

29 Jan Taken a Look at Your Work Hours Lately?

Posted at 21:23h in Burnout, Church life, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Family, Life, Margin, Mental Health, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Rest, Sabbath, sleep, Spiritual health by pkuzma 0 Comments

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NBC News did a short piece tonight on the price we're paying because of overwork. It doesn't mention those in ministry, but it might as well. Pastors are as susceptible, if not even more so, than non-Pastors, especially given that most of us work through...

17 Dec Reducing the Rate of Pastoral Suicides

Posted at 00:53h in Anxiety, Books, Brokenness, Burnout, Church life, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, grief, Leadership, Margin, Mental Health, Mourning, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Rest, Sabbath, Spiritual health, suicide, Tragedy by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Suicide is not a new issue by any means. When a family member of a pastor commits suicide, we're certainly sad and feel for the pastor and other family members. When a pastor commits suicide, now THAT we don't expect. It's a bit more deeply...

06 Apr Rick Warren’s Youngest Son Commits Suicide

Posted at 13:30h in Brokenness, Church life, death, Depression, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Family, grief, Leadership, Life, Mental Health, Mourning, Pastor, Suffering, Tragedy by pkuzma 3 Comments

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News has broken this morning of the suicide of the youngest son of Rick & Kay Warren. Rick is the Pastor of Saddleback Church and author of the best-selling "The Purpose Driven Life." His wording from an email sent to their congregation at about 10:00 am...

14 Mar What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There, Part 5

Posted at 06:40h in Church life, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Insecurity, Leadership, Pastor by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Over the last year, I've been posting some about the issue of insecurity as a pastor. I've talked about a friend who say that "what got us here won't get us there." In other words, insecurity may have driven us to push for our own...

25 Jan Can You Keep a Secret?

Posted at 15:10h in Brokenness, Church life, Church people, Communication, confession, Confidentiality, Expectations, Leadership, Pastor, Relationships, Therapy by pkuzma 1 Comment

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Can you keep a secret? When you're in a conversation with someone in your church in your office, or chatting over coffee at Starbucks, or just passing by others after a church service, what's your policy on confidentiality? Do you have one? Having recently completed a...

13 Sep What Pastors Should Know Before Their Sabbatical

Posted at 09:42h in Burnout, Church life, Communication, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Family, Leadership, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Rest, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, Spiritual health, Study & Planning Breaks by pkuzma 3 Comments

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Note from Paul: I'm pleased to introduce you to guest bloggers Martin Sanders and Warren Bird, who published this article elsewhere. They have graciously agreed to allow us to run it here as it so well pertains to "resourcing pastors for a lifetime of life-giving...

23 Aug 7 Ways to Deal with “Worcations”

Posted at 15:33h in Burnout, Church life, Conferences, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Family, Fun, Insecurity, Leadership, Life, Margin, Marriage, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Rest, Things that drain life, Things that give life by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Can you say "worcation"? Apparently, President Obama can! In this article from Fox News, President Obama's current vacation to Martha's Vineyard is referred to as a "worcation". The word is not new to our culture. UrbanDictionary.com has it in their list. I didn't need to look it...

31 May What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There, Part 2

Posted at 06:05h in Anxiety, Church life, Church people, confession, duplicity, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Insecurity, Leadership, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Spiritual health, success, vulnerability by pkuzma 0 Comments

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In my last post (too long ago), I mentioned I would be writing more on the issue of insecurity, especially within pastors and leaders. Today, I introduce you to Scott Couchenour. You can get to know him here. I encourage you to get to know...