Many pastors have a sitting problem. We sit 90% of the day. We sit while writing sermons. We sit while answering email. We sit while making phone calls. We sit in meetings. We sit while counseling people. We sit at…
Early this summer my family and I took a trip to the beautiful island of Puerto Rico. We spent a whole week sitting and playing with our kids on the beach. It was a great, much-needed vacation… except for one…
Ministry is never finished.There is so much to do. And there is always more to be done! You could always study more, pray more, plan more, email more, Facebook more, meet more, write more… more. more. more. If you aren’t…
You walk into the hall after church. A young man bounces up to you and starts talking like he has known you forever. He looks familiar, but you can’t remember his name to save your life. Sound familiar? Remembering names…
“A prepared messenger is more important than a prepared message.” – Robert Munger This preaching quote hits home. How many times have I worked my tail off to prepare a message, but failed to prepare myself? Before we ever prepare…
I am a preacher. I am a messenger of the most high God – an ambassador of the Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:20) I am a herald of the greatest story ever told and the best news ever received….
[ Photo Credit: Mathias Erhart ccWith the new year, many people are already on their way to making, and hopefully keeping, new years resolutions. The most common resolutions are to lose weight, exercise more, or get personal finances under control….
The longer I am in ministry, the more I see it. It seems like every week I hear about another pastor’s moral failure that scars the church and murders their ministry. Whether it’s an affair, drugs, porn addiction, or mishandling…
As a pastor, the leadership you provide will either make or break your church. As John Maxwell famously says, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” Not everyone is on the same level of leadership. Some pastors are a 1, where others…