My very first ministry internship was with a pastor who, by his own admission, wasn’t really into scholarly study. “Brian,” I remember him telling me; “you’ll find that the guys out there leading the big churches are pragmatic leaders. That should tell you something.”...
Pastors, if you are anything like me, Mondays can be tough. Tough in many ways. For starters, there is the physical...
If you feel like you’ve lost your passion for ministry and can’t seem to regain the excitement and motivation you felt...
After a certain age, going into ministry, or leading a church, you would think that your inner critic aka negative...
I’ve found that if I don’t get away about once a month and “clear my head” by refocusing and reprioritizing what’s on...
I have some suggestions for pastors (or leaders) when they lose a good team member. This post came to me the hard way....
Before we begin, a quick reality check: all pastors struggle with leadership challenges. In a recent survey, over...
Dr. George Calver was the first appointed doctor for the United States Congress. He was hired in 1928 at a time when...
A healthy team gives the potential for life to every idea. Every idea has a chance to live. Initially, there are no...
Tell me if this sounds familiar. Whenever I have to deal with a difficult problem in my church, I contemplate doing...
“Depending on what they are, our habits will either make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do.” - Sean...
A few weeks ago, my sermon in our first service completely bombed. It was the worst in recent memory. Between the...
Empathy – The ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Several years ago my wife became a stay at home...
Jeff and I are big fans of quotes. For communicators, a powerful quote that’s well placed will stir your listeners and/or readers. The following are some of our favorites — in fact this is a just a small part of several thousand on hand. Perhaps more quote books will follow… — God’s best to you and your communication gifts — may these be powerful tools in your hands! – Steve Sjogren