Healthy Leadership in 2023
What does it mean to lead from a healthy place?
I am new to ministry leadership, but not to ministry itself. Growing up in the church, I served in a variety of ways. I was an offering usher, a role I may have taken a little too seriously. I stood …
Three Healthy Habits for Replanters
As I type this, we are in the weird in-between of Christmas and the New Year. The craziness of Christmas is over, the gifts have been opened, the boxes thrown away, and for the industrious among us, maybe the Christmas decorations have even been…
The Christmas Story Never Gets Old
Has Christmas Become Boring for you?
There is a certain creativity that many pastors and leaders have in their churches. God uses our skills and abilities to cultivate new life in our congregations. The desire for normalcy can sometimes be oversha…
The Battle for Church Health
The Joyful Toil
As a Pastor or Leader, there is nothing you want more than for your church to be a healthy church. To that end, you strive with the love of Christ, doing all you can in your church for the glory of God. The words of Paul in Colossi…
The Balancing Act: How to Juggle Ministry and Family
Is it possible to balance the demands of our ministry and the needs of our family? How can we walk the tightrope between being “on-call” for our congregation’s needs and getting rest to be able to meet those needs? If we work 60+ hour weeks, wha…
Stewardship Matters
MINE!
Is sinful nature difficult to identify? Are we really born into sin? Perhaps if you grew up on an island completely shut off from the rest of society, you might be blind to the idea of a sinful nature. We tend to identify it in other people …
You’re a Replanter– Now What?
If you’ve been interested in replanting for even a short amount of time, you’ve most likely heard these statistics:
“Seven out of ten churches are either plateaued or declining.” (Mark Clifton, Reclaiming Glory)
A recent Gallup poll states ther…
Stages in a Replant: Harvesting
What Comes Next?
Looking back at your time in ministry, if you’ve worked through the 4 stages of a Replant, here are some things that you’ve been doing.
You’ve plowed the ground by continual prayer and preaching of the gospel.
You’ve planted gos…
Thank you, God, for the Fleas
‘Tis the season for Thankfulness.
As I write this blog post, we have just finished the biggest meal of the year. There are only six of us gathered around our table, but I cook like there will be 20. This year we had four appetizers, three meats, …
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