Seven years
It struck me as I was eating dinner at Costco tonight that I’ve been at Richview for seven years now (as of July 2). This is a milestone for me in some
pastoring
Why pastors quit the ministry
It’s a rant, but it’s a good rant.
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