pastoring

Pastors: Planning for Next Year?

If you’re like me, your planning for next year’s ministry schedule is in full swing. Let me encourage you to consider using an excellent resource that I’m really excited about.

When Leaders Fail

In the late 1980s a popular pastor and author had a moral failure. I remember being shocked. I knew pastors failed. I just didn’t realize that it could happen to the best

The World’s Worst Sheep Dog

There’s got to be some parallel here to pastors. Give me some time to think about it. From The Telegraph: Ci the Border Collie has developed a fear of sheep making it

Surviving Ministry

My latest column at Christian Week: These aren’t easy days for the Church. We need certain skills if we’re going to survive. There are a few reasons why ministry is hard.

Sabbatical: A Year Later

It’s been a year since my sabbatical. Last summer I had the privilege of taking three months off (June, July, and August). I blogged quite a bit about my sabbatical a year