Dec 17, 2024 | character, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Reflection, Self-Evaluation
Human nature leans toward noticing problems with other people while being blind to our own. Jesus identifies this tendency when He asks: “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” This tendency...
Dec 12, 2024 | Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
It’s frighteningly easy to ignore the things in our own lives that need adjusting, and instead focus on what needs adjusting in other people. The words of Jesus in Matthew 7:3-5 address this: “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no...
Dec 10, 2024 | Leadership, Ministry Leader, Overworking, Pastor, Rest, Rhythms
In 1900, the Ford Motor Company commissioned a series of tests to determine how long a workweek should be to optimize productivity. Ford discovered the “sweet spot” was 40 hours per week. If you are a pastor, a 40-hour work week is likely a pipe dream. But the...
Dec 3, 2024 | Burnout, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Rhythms, Stress
In episode 263 we discussed the seconding leading contributor to pastoral burnout . . . isolation. In today’s episode, we consider the top contributor: The ongoing and immense stress of the role. Stress comes with the pastoral assignment, so what is a leader to do?...
Nov 26, 2024 | Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Self-Awareness
What is it like to be on the other side of you? Your answer can be a leading indicator of your emotional intelligence level. Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand your emotions, the emotions of those near you, and the impact your emotions have on the...
Nov 19, 2024 | Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Relationships
The second leading cause of pastor burnout is isolation. All of us need people in our life who energize us, refresh us, make us laugh, who we can have mask-off community with. Leadership is too hard to do alone. In today’s episode John and Jim explore two major...
