If you feel like you’ve lost your passion for ministry and can’t seem to regain the excitement and motivation you felt in earlier years, that’s a very good thing. Where in the Bible do we see any of the early church leaders praying to “get their passion back?” The...
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...
I’ve never met a Senior Pastor who didn’t have the ability to do an outstanding job leading their staff, but I have...
I was coaching a pastor trying to help a church grow again. The previous pastor left town after a series of bad...
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