pastoring

Today I don’t want to quit

There are days that I want to give up pastoring. Other pastors would probably understand. The task is overwhelming, and there are few tangible signs that all the work is doing anything. The

Pastors should preach and counsel, not manage

From Preaching Now: A leading management consultant advises clergy to concentrate on their commission to preach and counsel, according to a news item in the Religion Today daily news summary for Nov. 30.

Managerial and professional pastors

Classic Bill Easum: Managerial and professional types take their cues from the last fifty years of modernity and function more like CEO’s or COO’s than transformational leaders. They take great care

The soul of a leader

The key to spiritual leadership is to withdraw, not to work harder. The key is to allow enough time in the day to nurture your soul so that you have something earth-shattering to

Safe enough to fail without getting fired

Fellowship pastors in Toronto get together occasionally for lunch and a talk. Today, we met in Markham and talked about sexual issues and pastors. One pastor talked about his experience in this area,