I haven’t been doing this pastoring business for a long time, but I am increasingly shocked by some of the ways churches do not value helping their pastors and church staff members put food on
For those who know me, there’d be little argument that I am a man’s man. I like mostly “guy” things: trucks, meat, sports, explosions, and so on. In fact, I was able to host the
“No good deed goes unpunished.” If you’ve served in ministry for any length of time, you may have uttered this expression to yourself in a counseling session, when you’ve offered words of wisdom or encouragement
Martin Luther’s most famous hymn, “A Mighty Fortress is our God,” contains a line that is confounding to the ears of most of us: “A bulwark never failing.” It might be because I went to
Hey pastor/ministry leader–you’re doing alright. There are about ten thousand voices filling your inbox, voicemail, text messages, social media feeds, podcast lists, and blog post feeds; and they’re all screaming your shortcomings. You’re not focused
My first real exposure to a Christian movement was high school in the late 1990s/early 2000s. Like any middle-class, public high school, there were different people groups. There were jocks, nerds, emo kids, and of
I’m a new pastor in a new church who is new to preaching. But I’m discovering that the call to preach brings blessings and treasure even for us rookies. If you haven’t read my first
Part Two Some Reflections on My First Year as a Preaching Pastor As the campus pastor of a church with video preaching, I grew accustomed to preaching only a few times a year. The lead
One of the clearest memories I have of my first week of full-time Christian study is a professor telling the class that within five years, 80% of us would not be serving in full time ministry.
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