Nov 14, 2019 | Alignment, Calling, Career, discouragement, Finishing Well, Growth, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, Quitting, Spirituality
It’s not easy to finish. It’s even less easy to finish well. Recent public denunciations of faith by well-known ministry leaders bring this reality to the forefront. In August of this year, Marty Sampson, a worship music writer, singer, and member of Hillsong,...
Aug 8, 2019 | character, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, Productivity, Success, Work
Have you ever noticed that our culture attaches itself to charismatic personalities like seagulls on a bag of French fries? Our national obsession with charisma has a long history. Recently I was thinking back to the 1980s (yes I’m aging). Ronald Reagan, Lech Walesa...
Jul 5, 2019 | Anxiety, Burnout, Calling, Depression, discouragement, Emotional Health, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, Quitting, Stress, Uncategorized
The older I get, the faster time seems to go. It marches on unabated. 2019 is half over . . . can you believe that? I’m looking forward with great optimism to the second half of 2019. I think most pastors anticipate the second half of the year with optimism, and hold...
Jun 20, 2019 | Alignment, Burnout, Calling, Career, Emotional Health, Leadership, Mentors, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, Success, Work
Ever felt out of sorts as a leader? Ever felt overwhelmed by everything (or everyone) coming at you because you’re leading the charge? Ever wondered if you have what it takes to hang in there and keep fighting the good fight? Welcome to leadership. Nobody said leading...
Jun 14, 2019 | Alignment, Assignment, Burnout, Calling, Career, Emotional Health, Fatigue, Leadership, Mentors, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, Uncategorized, Work
Healthy leadership . . . so many books written. So much great information to process. But in many ways, healthy leadership is all about alignment. In a post last week, I introduced the concept of personal alignment and how it impacts us professionally. Being...
Jun 6, 2019 | Alignment, Anxiety, Burnout, Calling, Career, Depression, Emotional Health, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, Quitting, Uncategorized
Healthy leadership is all about alignment. A groundbreaking 2017 report from Barna Institute, studying 14,000 Protestant lead pastors in the United States, revealed some alarming statistics: 37% of lead pastors are at medium to high risk of burnout 40% are not...
