Monday Pastoral Discouragement
There are a lot of pastors who are going to be discouraged today. For whatever reason, yesterday didn’t go well. Even if Sunday did go well, pastors often suffer from a post-
Pastoring
Friedman Made Simple
I mentioned a book by Edwin Friedman
on leadership a couple of months ago. It’s been a big help to me.
I wouldn’t say that Friedman is the best way or
Cedarly Pastors Retreat
One of the highlights of my sabbatical was the week we spent at Cedarly, a retreat center for pastors and spouses in Wisconsin. It’s a beautiful setting, and the hosts (Andy and
The Beauty of Ordinary Pastors and Churches
My latest column in Christian Week:
I don’t envy them: the pastors with big names and book deals and conference circuits. Well, that’s not completely true. I do envy them. They
The True Statistics
I’m often tempted to measure success in ministry by what I can count. There’s a role for counting. Numbers do tell us something. But in terms of measuring what really matters,