God Met Me in My Discouragement
I battled discouragement on Tuesday. I don’t get discouraged often, so when I do, it comes as a surprise. It colored everything. It was ugly.
Life can be hard. Ministry can be
pastoring
The Hardest Part of Ministry
The hardest part of pastoral ministry is not the work. It’s not that things take longer than you’d think, or that success is hard to measure. The hardest part of ministry
Failure
We’ve invited a guest speaker to our church next month. His bio says that he’s a “husband, dad, friend, big sinner enjoying an even bigger grace, unlikely pastor, wanna-be-musician,
Clarity
One of the greatest lessons I’ve learned in the past few years is about clarity. I agree with Will Mancini, self-proclaimed clarity evangelist, who says, “Clarity isn’t everything, but it
Revitalization
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it’s like to be part of revitalizing a church, compared to starting one. Both ministries are needed. We need new churches planted, and