Seven Ways To Recover From A BIG HIT
Very few of us get through our lives without, at some point, taking a BIG HIT. I mean, like getting fired from a job. Or fired from a marriage. Or ...
Five Ways I Would Equip For Ministry In An Under 200 Church
“It was he [the resurrected, glorified Son of God] who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, ...
Five More Ways We’re Too “Nice” In Church
“Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.” The Apostle Paul in Ephesians 4:15 I won’t ...
Beyond The Boardroom: Other Ways In Which We’re Too Nice In Church
My parents wanted me to be nice in church. My mother taught Sunday School for many years and for one of those years she was stuck with me as a ...
The Problem Of Being Too “Nice”
“Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.” The Apostle Paul in Ephesians 4:15 It doesn’t ...
You Can Create A Great Church Website!
I look at a lot of church web sites…as in, a lot. Just so you know, I’m not a web site creator; nor am I trying to sell you anything. ...
The Pastor’s Joy Challenge – Part Nine: Rapid-Fire Suggestions That Might Change Your Life
Sometimes it’s the short quip, quote or piece of advice that changes your life. I can think of a number of them which have blessed me beyond words. Here are ...
The Pastor’s Joy Challenge – Part Eight: Diving Deep Into Jesus’ Joy
I strongly believe in every suggestion I’ve shared in this series of eight posts on the subject of the pastor’s joy. Every one of them has been helpful to me ...
The Pastor’s Joy Challenge – Part Seven: Taking Charge Of Your Heart
I have to tell you about a sub-theme, running through an otherwise excellent book, which dampened my own joy as I turned the pages. The former pastor-author stated a few ...
The Pastor’s Joy Challenge – Part Six: Obsessed With Joy
I can just hear the questions: “Six posts about joy and you’re not done yet?” No, I’m not, actually. “Are pastors really that miserable that they need all this?” If ...
The Pastor’s Joy Challenge – Part Five: Climbing Onward Toward Joy
I’m writing a series of posts about the pastor’s joy challenge; the fact that joy is anything but automatic for pastors: it is something to be sought after, cultivated and ...
The Pastor’s Joy Challenge – Part Four: Clawing Your Way To Joy
I’m writing a series of posts about pastors and joy because pastors struggle with experiencing the very joy which they constantly proclaim as being a blessed by-product of the Christian ...
