pastoring

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,

Secure

I was talking with someone recently about a pastor up the road. He told me that this pastor has a quality that most pastors don’t: he’s secure. I know the guy,

Pastors and sexual ethics

Pastors and Internet pornography: Four in ten pastors online have visited a pornographic Web site. And more than one-third have done so in the past year. Those statistics from our Leadership survey have

Funerals

It’s been a two-funeral couple of days. I had my week planned, but by Monday at noon my plan was thrown out the window. I’ve done nothing this week but prepare