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05 Jul

Posted at 22:33h in Burnout, Church life, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Family, influence, Leadership, Margin, Marriage, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Relationships, Rest, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, Spiritual health, success, Things that drain life, Things that give life by
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I recently read a great paper available from Leadership Network on how Pastors in their 20's and 30's are dealing with the stress and strain of ministry life. It was an excellent read and encouraging to hear that these guys are thinking much differently than...

27 Jun

Posted at 15:21h in Brokenness, Burnout, Church life, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Failure, Leadership, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Things that drain life, Things that give life by
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There's an interesting conversation posted over here between Erwin McManus and Dave Gibbons. In it, they share the following on pastoral burnout: ________________________________ How to avoid burnout? Erwin: Not the bible that helps someone live a moral life (it’s when people are truly connected to Jesus) There are lots...

23 Jun

Posted at 00:41h in Anxiety, Burnout, Church life, Depression, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Family, Leadership, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Relationships, Rest, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, Things that add life, Things that drain life by
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Summer brings with it all of its splendor and, hopefully, the anticipation of some down time with family and friends. How are you facing it this year? Are you excited about, ready for some time to refresh relationships, maybe see some friends or family you...

25 Jan

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
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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

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
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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...

22 Dec

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
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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...

18 Dec

Posted at 10:49h in Church life, Communication, Community, death, Emotional health, grief, Leadership, Mourning, Pastor, Personal Pace, Rest, Spiritual health, Suffering, Things that drain life, Tragedy by
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The topic of how a church body handles grief and loss is HUGE for a Pastor. How a Pastor and his/her leadership handle it makes all the difference in the world. News comes from Cincinnati this morning about a tragic accident that occurred during a Christmas...

16 Dec

Posted at 01:21h in Brokenness, Burnout, Church life, deception, duplicity, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Leadership, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Physical health, Things that drain life, Things that give life, vulnerability by
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I was initially going to title this post "Lakeland Revival Learnings", based on the recent revival/renewal/spiritual stirring that took place earlier this year in Lakeland, Florida. The meetings took place under the leadership of evangelist Todd Bentley. They ended when Bentley (who was the primary...