Jul 29, 2016 | Calling, Career, Leadership, Productivity, Uncategorized, Work
Last week I blogged about 6 Reasons Pastors resist rest: https://convergecoach.com/6-reasons-pastors-resist-rest/ The post received an overwhelming response, with the vast majority of readers agreeing that pastors need to get better at regular rest. I wrote on the...
Jul 22, 2016 | Calling, Career, discouragement, Leadership, Productivity, Rest, Uncategorized, Work
I am fed up. According to John Palmer of Emerge Ministries, we’re now losing 2000 pastors every month in the U.S. The main drivers are burnout, contention in the church, or moral failure. The rate of depression among ministers and their spouses is 4.5x higher than...
Jul 15, 2016 | Anger, Forgiveness, friendship, Relationships, Uncategorized, Words
I like to play golf. Don’t play it very well, but still enjoy smacking the ball around. Golfers like me use mulligans occasionally. A mulligan is a do-over: I hit a bad shot, and with permission from my fellow golfers, I pretend that shot never happened, and then I...
Jul 1, 2016 | Calling, Career, Leadership, Uncategorized, Work
“Nearly every professional occupational field trains aspirants in every competency necessary to provide a baseline minimal standard of professionalism to his or her profession and clients. This cannot be said for pastors and ministry leadership. While pastors...
Jun 24, 2016 | Family, Marriage
My firstborn son is getting married this week. I’m filled with emotions: happiness, joy, relief, and can I say this without being judged… pride? As the big day approaches, memories flood my mind: I remember Aaron staring at me with his big brown eyes moments after his...
