Ministry Pain
It’s a fascinating thought: pain sets the threshold for our leadership. “The amount of pain we’re willing to endure sets the limit of our effectiveness,” writes Samuel Chand in his book
pastoring
Shepherd the Flock of God That Is Among You
“Shepherd the flock of God that is among you…”— 1 Peter 5:2
When I’ve preached 1 Peter 5:2, I think I’ve skipped right over the last part of this
Pastors Need This Too
“Church revitalization does not happen much, but it does happen sometimes. I have been struck by how infrequently it actually occurs.”
— (Ed Stetzer, Planting Missional Churches)
A church planter assessment took place in
The Sexual Integrity of Christian Leaders
Here are seven lessons that stood out to me from the new book Unburdened: The Christian Leader’s Path to Sexual Integrity:
Nobody’s immune. Don’t ask, “Do you struggle with sexual
Choose the Lesser Place
The first church I pastored was a humble affair. They all are, really. There were only about 30 people, but it seemed like more because some of them were characters. We stayed for