Sep 27, 2017 | Pastor's Life, Perspectives, Refreshment
Now that fall is upon us and holiday craziness is looming, are you struggling with motivation? Is it taking all you’ve got to just face what’s on your to-do list? I remember waking up one morning and thinking “I don’t feel like getting out of bed. I don’t feel like...
Sep 20, 2017 | Church Matters, Personal Development
Chances are, you have many women or couples in your congregation or ministry who are frustrated and ready to give up on their marriage. They are tired of trying. Their minds are nearly made up. They have truly “had it.” But before they walk away from what they once...
Sep 13, 2017 | Pastor's Life, slider
Every pastor who wants fully engaged board members, staff and church members need to ask three probing questions. Do I understand the Greatest Commandment and take it seriously? Do I understand that I can love God wholeheartedly only if I have received, embraced, and...
Sep 13, 2017 | Pastor's Life, Personal Development, Refreshment
What stresses you out? Work? Finances? Your kids? A project you are working on that doesn’t appear to be coming together? An over-packed schedule that has you striving for the impossible? Maybe it’s even your ministry or service to God that has you stressed out!...
Aug 30, 2017 | Inspiration
I’d be curious to know if there are any men in West Coast churches on Sundays during football season. Seriously, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought to myself how thankful I was that I live on the East Coast where NFL games begin at 1:00 on Sunday, versus...
Aug 23, 2017 | Perspectives
Do women experience their relationship with God differently than men do? If so, in what ways? And what does that mean for our churches? For our ministries and our sermons? And for the way that pastors lead? Of course, “the role of women in ministry” has received much...
Aug 23, 2017 | Current Events
My stomach churned on Sunday as I heard the news that white supremacists gathered in Charlottesville Virginia on Saturday to attend a “Unite the Right” rally. Viewing the photos of bodies battered, bloodied and bruised from the chaos saddened me to my core. I asked...
Aug 9, 2017 | Inspiration, Perspectives, slider
Do you know what it’s like to continually wait on God for an answer to your prayer? Maybe someone you minister to is struggling with the fact that they’ve been praying and God hasn’t been answering. I’m a firm believer that God knows exactly what He’s...
Aug 1, 2017 | Inspiration, Perspectives
One of the most difficult aspects of a pastor’s job is the role of counselor. No two situations are the same, so there is no one-size-fits-all way to go into a counseling situation. Many times an issue can’t be resolved by just talking with a minister; a person may...
