Burnout is never caused by a single area of life. Burnout is a function of our total life management. One area of life cannot get out of order without overt cho...
So I have hit the ground running at my new church. We have arrived, after saying tearful goodbyes to dear friends in our former ministry field.
I’d given five ...
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
These days, as I look at le...
For most of you, I will not have to explain the meaning of the title, but for those of you who are a little slow, it has to do with respect nearing extinction, ...
Active Wrath
Whenever “divine wrath” is mentioned in religious conversation, we automatically think of Sodom and Gomorrah, the destruction of towns and village...
It’s funny how your childhood programs you for life.
As a kid, I was overweight and non-athletic. I grew up never really learning how to throw a football lik...
13 Ways to Sabotage Your Senior Pastor Search
Choosing a new Senior Pastor may be the most significant staffing decision a church ever has to make. Because o...
Over thirty years ago, I thought I knew a thing or two about leadership. Now I know that most of what I knew then was crap. I have failed as a leader far more t...
“Gentlemen, the church is your enemy.”
With these words an old German theologian opened his first lecture to the young seminarians sitting before him. He bot...
Speaking On Daddy's Authority
I had a really interesting interaction with my kids that reminded me of a powerful truth from Scripture. My son, Alexander, was...
Average parishioners would be disappointed, even scandalized, to discover that their spiritual leader could ever experience rage. For many, even raising the iss...
What does it take to be a successful minister? Pastors typically judge our effectiveness based upon the holy trinity of ministry success: budgets, baptisms, and...
