Sep 26, 2023 | Fear, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Trust
Today in Part 2 of our two-part series, Leadership & …. We tackle the subject of Leadership & Seismos Moments. You can listen to the podcast here. The video version is here. Matthew 8:23-27: “Then he (Jesus) got into the boat and his disciples followed him....
Sep 14, 2023 | Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Surrender, Trust
Leadership tosses a variety of storms our way . . . some are garden variety storms; others are white-knuckle events. In today’s post I want to unpack a familiar passage of Scripture with you, explore some of the larger storms leadership tosses at us, and then outline...
Jan 3, 2023 | Calling, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Trust
Summary: In today’s episode, John and Jim interview Paul Feuerstein, lead pastor of Helena First in Helena Montana. Together they unpack six axioms that are common to leadership no matter the size/demographic/location of the church you lead. You can listen to the...
Dec 1, 2022 | Disappointment, discouragement, Doubt, Pastor, Trust
What do you do when the current season you’re in isn’t working out the way you envisioned? When your personal life, or professional life—or maybe both—seems swallowed up by disappointment? Life doesn’t always work out the way we hoped. And yet we can have hope no...
Nov 19, 2020 | Confusion, discouragement, Fatigue, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Trust
“Even when you see things happening or not happening that you don’t understand, I want you to trust Me.” Those words came to my heart a few weeks ago while praying and sitting quietly with the Lord. It’s hard sometimes to trust God, isn’t it? It’s not because He’s...
Apr 2, 2020 | Anxiety, discouragement, Doubt, Fear, friendship, Leadership, Loneliness, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Peace, Relationships, Stress, Trust, Uncategorized
We are now almost two months into a season we’ve never seen in our lifetimes – the impact, fallout, and stress of the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve waited to say anything on this platform about the subject because sometimes I think in the heat of the moment, we rush to put...
