Tag: pastor
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The Pastor’s Wife: 2 Thoughts on Dealing with Loneliness
Something I heard early in ministry was “ministry is a lonely place.” And it CAN be a lonely place, but it DOESN’T have to be that way. What I learned was that the enemy works in isolation, but God works in community. Being a pastor’s wife isn’t always easy. Relationships and friendships can be difficult or complicated. In…
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Pastor to Pastor: 5 Questions About Pastoral Transitions
Yesterday was the anniversary of my resignation of my last pastoral position. The transition was fantastic as was my tenure there. Serving at Christian Celebration Center were 7 of the greatest years of my life (thank you to Facebook and their “memories” feature for the reminder). These past 24 hours, combined with the past few pastor-to-pastor…
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Pastor to Pastor: Stop Quitting On Monday
For years, I’ve heard the old adage from Pastors: I quit my job almost every Monday Honestly, I get it….but please stop. (From the get-go of this blog for pastors, I want to speak into this thing of “The Calling” upon your life. The greatest calling you can have upon your life has nothing…
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Pastor to Pastor: How Do You Deal With People Leaving the Church?
I’ve never hidden my heart for pastors. I think part of it is the fact that I am currently in pastoral ministry. But what drives the other side is, when I was a broken and frustrated pastor, others lent their ear and freely gave their insight and wisdom. So, in essence, how in the world…
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The Sticky Soul: Reason Why Pastors Need Celebration and Encouragement
Coming of a tiresome Christmas season and into our annual vision series (#MYCHURCH), I cannot say I was completely prepared for what I would encounter. Within the previous month, the Lord put a few “Pauls” (older, wiser, experienced pastors) in my pathway that transformed January’s series into something special. It created an excitement in me…
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Pastors and Pastor’s Wives: 5 Reason to Change Armour
One of the biggest challenges I’ve found in pastoral ministry, has been the “hand-me-downs.” These, quite simply, are church and pastoral expectations formed by previous experiences, both good and bad, that get handed down or passed onto a new pastor whether he/she like it or not. These ideas are filled with comparisons and assumption, hope…
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Pastoral Team Chemistry: 10 Elements that have shaped our pastoral staff.
I randomly blog to pastors. There’s usually no agenda driving it but a passion to do what so many pastors have done for me: give me help and encouragement by sharing what they’re doing. Over the past 6-7 months, several pastors have requested I blog on a specific subject. Last week, it came up again. “What does…
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Confronting the Diva Pastor: 6 Thoughts for Pastors
A few weeks ago, I began this blog while sitting on a plane trying to make sense of something burning upon my heart. This blog is that attempt to explain a burden that I cannot let go of. After the 18 years of pastoral ministry, one thought continues to repeating come to my mind: This isn’t about…
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Pastors and Conflict: 8 Purposeful Actions to Help Heal Conflict
Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. I sat in my office very early Monday and journaled about conflict. As a pastor, I recognize that conflict is inevitable. Why? I’m human and I deal with humans. I’m imperfect. I pastor an imperfect congregation. The more I understand that, the…
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Pastor Burnout Prevention: 6 Ideas to help you find rest.
(Please note: What you are about to read is more than a pastoral issue. It plagues far too many homes so please read in the context of your vocation.) Something has been burning in my heart a lot lately. Between conversations with pastors and parishioners, and speaking on this subject yesterday at Northpoint Bible College, I felt…
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