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11 Nov

Posted at 23:17h in Anxiety, Brokenness, Change, Church life, Church people, death, Depression, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, grief, Leadership, Pastor, Spiritual health, Things that drain life, Tragedy by
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Milfred Minitrea of the Missional Church Center, wrote a powerful post on his blog that I think deals with the dark side of ministry and how Pastors are constantly dealing with the issue of congregational change management and ministry effectiveness. In His post called, "Depression: Pastors...

05 Nov

Posted at 19:10h in Expectations, Leadership, Pastor, success by
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Success is such a vague concept in Pastoral life. For ages, we've defined it by numbers. Whatever numbers we could produce. Numbers of people Numbers of dollars Numbers of buildings Numbers of salvations Numbers of baptisms. You number it and we'll count it in the final tally! For the last "number" of...

30 Jul

Posted at 00:51h in Anxiety, Brokenness, Burnout, Church life, Church people, confession, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Fun, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, Spiritual health, Things that drain life, Things that give life by
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You may or may not have heard of Father Peter Norden, founder of a large social justice agency in Australia called Jesuit Social Services and a well-known Prison Chaplain down under. He recently announced his resignation from the ministry after 40 years, citing burnout. Interesting juxtaposition,...

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...

30 Jun

Posted at 23:24h in Affairs, Brokenness, Burnout, confession, deception, duplicity, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Failure, Leadership, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Relationships, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, Spiritual health, success, Things that drain life, Things that give life, Tragedy by
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It has been stated throughout the unfolding of the circumstance for South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford that he often would retreat after legislative sessions because they would wear him out. Retreating and refreshing is good, but at some point, Mark made some dangerous decisions about...

25 Jun

Posted at 09:44h in Affairs, Brokenness, Burnout, Communication, confession, deception, duplicity, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Failure, Family, influence, Leadership, Marriage, Pastor, Relationships, success, Tragedy by
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What's the difference between a Pastor and a Politician? Both are highly public figures. Both represent something larger than themselves. There are similarities that are eerie and sometimes dangerous, and we could go on and on about them. But there are some important distinctions to...

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...

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...