Aug 10, 2021 | Bivocational, Burnout, Calling, Depression, Fatigue, Leadership, Longevity, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast, Rhythms, Uncategorized
In 2015, more than 38% of pastors in the U.S. were bi-vocational. Almost every church has at least one bi-vocational leader on their team. 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...
Aug 3, 2021 | Burnout, Calling, Depression, Emotional Health, Exhaustion, Fatigue, Leadership, Longevity, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast, Uncategorized
In Episode 96 we mentioned a 2009 Barna report that stated the average church member expects their lead pastor to be great in sixteen competencies! And we’ve observed that some lead pastors expect the same out of themselves. If you ever want to grow sustainably, and...
Jul 13, 2021 | Burnout, Emotional Health, Exhaustion, Fatigue, Leadership, Longevity, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast, 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. A Barna research study of 14,000 U.S. lead pastors, published in January 2017, reported that 37% of lead pastors are at medium...
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 8, 2021 | Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Emotional Health, Longevity, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast, Uncategorized, Wounds
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 address past wounds so...
May 18, 2021 | Fatigue, Leadership, Longevity, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast
As the virus rages on here in Michigan, the impact on churches and their leaders has been heavy in many places. 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 rap about some practical ways...
