Sep 12, 2023 | Co-Vocational, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Rest
In 2015, more than 38% of pastors in the U.S. were co-vocational. Almost every church has at least one co-vocational pastor on their team. Tim Diehl defines a co-vocational pastor as a person who serves as a pastor in a church and carries one or more other jobs in...
Jun 29, 2023 | Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Rest, Rhythms, Sabbath
I have been a Christian for over four decades. As I reflect on all the years of God’s mercy, grace, goodness, faithfulness, etc. it’s hard to put into words how grateful I am. Life with Jesus is an incredible journey. It’s amazing to me that the Bible never gets...
Jun 27, 2023 | Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Rest, Rhythms, Sabbath
It is amazing isn’t it that the Bible never gets boring, stale, or old? In today’s episode John and Jim explore one of the many timeless principles found in Genesis chapters 1 and 2 . . . Rhythms of the Garden. You can listen to Episode 194 here. The video...
May 23, 2023 | Discipleship, Exhaustion, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Rest, Sabbath
In today’s episode we chat with Karl Vaters about the positive trends he is observing with churches across the country, a few challenging trends, and what leaders can do about those challenging trends. You can listen to the podcast here. Here is the video...
May 11, 2023 | Alignment, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Rest, Rhythms, Work
Today we conclude our deep dive into Unshakable Leader: The Simple Yet Amazing Power of Alignment. We want to leave you with final thoughts as we unpack our final Alignment Component: Life Giving Rhythms. Let’s start here: Great leaders cultivate great rhythms. The...
Apr 20, 2023 | Alignment, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Physical Fitness, Rest
We are currently on a journey to help leaders do their absolute best to be their very best. We believe the key to this quest is personal alignment. You can catch up on our previous installments here and here as we work through John’s book, Unshakable Leader: The...
