pastoring

Pastors and discouragement

A recent post sparked some comments on pastors and discouragement. Bene asked: If you don’t mind me asking, why is it that clergy more than most professions tend to take criticism and

The day that was

I started out today by meeting with a senior who told me why she’s no longer attending Richview. (To her credit, she’s leaving very gracefully.) I then attended a funeral, where

I don’t want to be a Senior Pastor anymore

From Scott Williams: I’m tired of being the man. I’m tired of carrying the weight of the church on my shoulders; of feeling like the buck starts and stops with the

More than one is better

Matt Lortie, a Tyndale student, is speaking at Richview this week. Yesterday, we met at Starbucks and went over his sermon. It was fun. We tossed around ideas, and things came pretty easily

Phones and ministry

I want to back down a little from my previous post. The phone isn’t really the problem. The problem runs much deeper. Relationships are the key to effective ministry, and that is