The work of a pastor is quite unique.
On any given day, you could be counseling a couple with a struggling marriage, planning a community outreach event, dealing with some HR concerns within your team, researching for a Bible Study, preparing for a sermon, reviewing building plans for an upcoming...
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As a pastor, you are constantly managing projects. In this video, I'm going to show you how to get more done in ministry through project management in Notion.
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What doesn’t kill you makes you…
My guess is that you would finish that sentence with, makes you stronger.
But are you living as if that’s true?
Many people, pastors even, in today’s society are not.
Instead, they look at challenge as harmful. Comfort as king....
Momentum. It’s hard to get and easy to lose. Especially in the church.
There are seasons that things feel “up and to the right” no matter what you do. People are coming to faith. Testimonies are being shared of growth and discipleship. The energy is in the air.
The...
Each week in ministry presents an array of tasks demanding our attention. We find ourselves constantly shifting between routine administrative duties and more profound, contemplative work.
This dynamic can pose a significant challenge.
So, how can we, as pastors, make the most of our time to...
Every year I love to ask other pastors, preachers, and church leaders about their best book recommendations. What comes from it is a mix of new books and old books. The reasons for their recommendations vary and I always have a few to add into the mix.
So if you're looking for some books to...
It was a beautiful summer day. The U-Haul truck was fully loaded and I was backing it down the long, steep, Price Hill, Cincinnati Driveway onto the road below. That was until the truck came to a loud, grinding halt.
Instead of backing onto the road, I had backed that 26-foot U-Haul truck into...
Barna recently showed research they did in 2015 and in 2022 where they compared pastoral well-being (and compared the two timeframes).
And the results are... concerning. In this video, we look at their findings and consider 3 things pastors can do to guard against their well-being sliding toward...
I’ve not met another pastor who isn’t interested in helping more people read the Bible more. Every fellow minister I talk to would love to increase biblical engagement in their church.
And I’m in that same boat. So over the last few years, I’ve set out to resource my...
November and December present a unique opportunity to every pastor. Not only do we get to gather our people for Advent and Christmas services but we are more inclined than any other time of the year to set goals.
Goals are powerful because of the focused energy and steps they generate....
It is never around hard times that a leader grows the most, but through them.
That’s true about life and that’s true about leadership. Martin Luther King Jr. said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at...
