Jan 21, 2021 | Grief, Loss, Relationships
I never have been very stoic when saying goodbye. I remember as a youngster, when my older brother Rick left to go to boot camp for the Army reserve, I burst into tears at the airport prior to his departure. Every time I had to say goodbye to Laura when returning to...
Jan 14, 2021 | Anxiety, Burnout, Calling, Career, Depression, Emotional Health, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Stress, Uncategorized, Workaholism
According to Barna’s most recent stats, 50% of pastors are currently suffering with depression. Yikes. In sixteen years of working with pastors, I’ve never seen them more stressed as a collective whole than I do now. So I thought it might be a good idea to...
Jan 7, 2021 | Calling, Career, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Uncategorized, Work
2020 . . . the toughest year ever for most of us. And yet, probably the year most of us learned more than we ever have. At the beginning of every New Year, I like to reflect on the year that just ended, and identify the top three lessons the year prior has taught me....
Dec 31, 2020 | Calling, Career, discouragement, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Quitting, Work
It’s the last day of 2020. 2020 has been a bear of a year for everybody . . . especially leaders. Pastors are telling me, “John, it feels like the struggle has no end to it.” “I’m not sure how much longer I can hang in there.” Today’s post explores the subject of...
Dec 23, 2020 | Christmas, Contentment, Joy, Uncategorized
Jaime Hlavin joins the blog once again today as we celebrate Christmas with you. Enjoy ~ John During my freshman year in college, I took a humanities class that covered various pieces of art and music. My favorite part of that semester-long class was the time we spent...
