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…
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. A Barna research study of 14,000 U.S. lead pastors, published in January 2017, reported that…
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…
Wounds and unfinished business from the past impact us as leaders in the present. Part 2 of John’s conversation with Josh Spurlock unpacks how this dynamic plays out in the life of a leader. Today’s pod outlines practical pathway to…
Anger is ‘in.” Being outraged, upset—and vocal about it—has been with us since the beginning of the human race. But doesn’t it seem like today more people than ever are outwardly angry about something? Anger has almost become chic. Anger…
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…
Today we welcome Jaime Hlavin back to the blog. She unpacks a most important subject, one that trips up so many of us . . . focusing more on what we can influence, and focusing less on what we cannot….
Leading From Alignment: Episode 79 – The Peril of Success Ah success . . . an oft-used word in our country. Many times, an oft-misunderstood word. Today, we want to focus on the subject, The Peril of Success. In seasons…
Today we present Part 2 of our conversation with Josh Spurlock, founder of My Counselor Online, a clinically-informed faith-based counseling ministry that comes alongside pastors, missionaries and their families as they face challenges of being on the front lines for the…
Ah success . . . an oft-used word in our country. Many times, an oft-misunderstood word. Over the next three weeks, we’ll be posting on the subject of success. We’ll look at it through the lens of God vs. the…
