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...
Nov 14, 2024 | Hard Conversations, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
Years ago, a young lead pastor made his first staff hire. He brought a youth pastor on from out of state. Right from the start there where all kinds of red flags: The youth pastor made no effort to learn the culture of the church—which was historically a very...
Nov 12, 2024 | Communication, engagement, Hard Conversations, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
We believe the top limiting leadership behavior is the inability or unwillingness to have tough conversations with those you lead. In today’s episode we unpack six practical steps that will help you find the sweet spot between the tendency to bully and the tendency to...
