Jul 15, 2021 | Bivocational, Calling, Emotional Health, Exhaustion, Fatigue, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Stress, Uncategorized
In 2015, more than 38% of pastors in the U.S. were bi-vocational. Tim Diehl defines a bi-vocational pastor as a person who serves as a pastor in a church and also carries one or more other jobs in order to supplement his or her salary. This isn’t a new phenomenon. The...
Jul 6, 2021 | Calling, Leading Yourself, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast, Uncategorized
Leadership possesses the uncanny capacity to keep us busy with work that gets us off-mission. On today’s episode we’re going to talk about three practical ways to manage what God’s given us to do so one day we can hear, “well done, good and faithful servant.” 1...
Jun 17, 2021 | Burnout, Calling, Depression, Emotional Health, Exhaustion, Fatigue, Finishing Well, Health, Leadership, Longevity, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Productivity, Uncategorized, Workaholism
One of the hardest things to do for most lead pastors is to separate from work. Pivoting from their professional life to their private life. I know this from personal experience. I had to work really hard as a lead pastor to shut off work once I entered our home....
Jun 15, 2021 | Calling, discouragement, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast, Resilience, Stress, Uncategorized
Pareto Principle: a prediction that 80% of effects come from 20% of causes. 80% of work is completed by 20% of your team 80% of sales come from 20% of your clients 80% of your complaints come from 20% of your customers Today we unpack another principle found in...
Jun 1, 2021 | Abuse, Calling, character, Emotional Health, Leadership, Pastor, Uncategorized, Wounds
Wounds and unfinished business from the past impact us as leaders in the present. In today’s podcast, John and special guest Josh Spurlock unpack how this dynamic plays out in the life of a leader. They outline practical approaches to identify and address these...
May 6, 2021 | Calling, discouragement, Finishing Well, Leadership, Longevity, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Resilience
As the virus rages on here in Michigan, the impact on churches and their leaders has been heavy. We hear from leaders who are hanging in there, but some are hanging by a thread. So I thought it would be good today to write about some practical ways leaders can develop...
