Jan 30, 2020 | Calling, Career, Focus, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, People-pleasing, Stress, Work
It was a sunny summer morning, circa June 2019. At the gym, earbuds plugged in, listening to a podcast, when all of a sudden, my day was rocked by the words of the person being interviewed on the pod: “Leaders need to ask themselves . . . am I only doing what only I...
Jan 23, 2020 | Anxiety, Burnout, Calling, Career, Depression, Emotional Health, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, Stress, Uncategorized, Work
Stress is part of every human being’s life, especially among those who lead. Problem is, we can’t lump all of our stress into the category of being harmful. Some types of stress actually help us. Other types hurt us. Today, Jaime Hlavin unpacks the subject...
Dec 5, 2019 | Anxiety, Burnout, Calling, Career, Depression, Emotional Health, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Missionary, Pastor, physical health, Rest, Stress, Workaholism
Today Jaime Hlavin brings another insightful post . . . about the impact of sleep (or a lack thereof) on leaders. I know you’re going to enjoy today’s post ~ John If ever there was a child meant to have a pet dog, that child is my 12-year old daughter....
Sep 19, 2019 | Alignment, Burnout, Calling, Career, Depression, discouragement, Emotional Health, Fatigue, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Stress, Uncategorized, Work
Last week’s news of Jarrid Wilson’s suicide rocked the Christian world. Many posts have been posted, many blogs have been blogged, many opinions have been opined. Some of those posts, blogs, and opinions have been tinged with compassion and grief . . . others with...
Sep 12, 2019 | Calling, Career, discouragement, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Productivity, Stress, Team members, Volunteers, Work
Today we welcome Jaime Hlavin to the Converge Coaching writing team! Jaime is married to Aaron, who serves as a lead pastor. She’s the mother of two beautiful girls . . and a terrific writer. She will be writing posts on a variety of subjects, including content...
Jul 11, 2019 | Assignment, Burnout, Calling, discouragement, Emotional Health, Fatigue, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Rest, Stress, Uncategorized
If you’ve answered the divine call to pastoral ministry, you’ve signed up for both a fulfilling and stressful journey. In last week’s post 5 Surprising Stressors Pastors Face we outlined some major contributors to the stress load pastors experience: Difficulty...
