Nov 1, 2022 | Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast
Don’t attend every argument you’re invited to. Jesus said “yes” many times. But He also said “no” on occasion. In today’s episode, John & Jim help us find the middle between the extremes of people-pleasing and people-dodging. Here is the audio link. The video link...
Oct 25, 2022 | Emotional Health, Leadership, Mental Health, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast
Jesus is on the move and building His church today. In this episode, Jim and John unpack two additional positive trends they’re noticing across their network of church clients, and how leaders can ride the wave of these two encouraging currents. Recap Episode 159 –...
Oct 20, 2022 | Burnout, Fatigue, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Rest, Rhythms, Sabbath, Workaholism
When I ask leaders about taking a weekly day off, I’m often greeted with a blank stare followed by uncomfortable silence. Some report they haven’t taken a day off in years. And even worse, a few of these leaders are proud of it. They wear busyness as a badge of honor....
Oct 18, 2022 | Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast, Success
Jesus is on the move and building His church today. In a world where bad news seems to rule, we unpack two of the positive trends they’re noticing across our network of church clients, and how leaders can ride the wave of these two encouraging currents. Here is the...
Oct 11, 2022 | Anxiety, Emotional Health, Leadership, Mental Health, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast, Trauma
In today’s episode, Andrea Bassett joins John and Jim again to talk about trauma, anxiety, and the damaging lies people tell themselves. Andrea unpacks practical pathways to successfully deal with these three challenges that threaten our well-being. You can listen to...
Oct 6, 2022 | Burnout, Exhaustion, Fatigue, Leadership, Pastor, Rest, Sabbath, Stress, Workaholism
One of the hardest things to do for most leaders is to separate from work. Pivoting from their professional life to their private life. I know this from personal experience. I had to work hard as a lead pastor to shut off work once I entered our home. According to the...
