by Ron Edmondson | Aug 11, 2022 | Church Health, Pastoral Burnout, Small Church / Rural Church
Pastors and spouses can find true friends. Really, they can. Of course, people talk. People gossip. People love to share what they hear. And that’s true of what they hear from a pastor too. So, if the pastor talks about personal life, shares a concern – heaven forbid...
by Brian Davis | Aug 5, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
Note from CP editor: The following post was written by Brian Davis during the Covid lockdown period. I have been meeting pastors and church leaders over the past several months who are still not meeting face to face. As of this posting August 2022, I am in the...
by Bill Tenny-Brittian | Jul 28, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
Over the years, I’ve worked with a lot of pastors and congregations who claimed they were ready to grow their churches. I’d love to tell you that virtually all of these congregations flourished, but the truth is, that’s rarely the case. The fact is, most...
by Ron Edmondson | Jul 18, 2022 | Church Leadership, Discipleship
Here is a challenge that you may want to share with your staff. Invest, Invite, Inquire This week try to: INVEST Try to invest in at least one person in your ministry to help them be a better person. INVITE Ask one person (maybe more) to...
by Artie Davis | Jul 7, 2022 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
I have been doing some form of pastoring for almost 30 years, and I have certainly been a sucky pastor on many occasions…so I hope you can learn from my failures and use them too… #1 I was a sucky pastor when I…Allowed myself to get burned out I forgot...