Jun 15, 2023 | Leadership, Marriage, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Uncategorized
Today we welcome Dave Barringer to the blog. Dave is a husband, father, and a lead pastor at a vibrant church here in Michigan. Dave will unpack how he and his wife Anne have kept their marriage strong while navigating twenty-six years of pastoral ministry. Enjoy ~...
Aug 4, 2022 | Emotional Health, Health, Identity, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Perfectionism, Rest, Rhythms, Uncategorized
The word “health” gets tossed around a lot regarding pastors. So much, that it begs the question: What does health mean? What does it look like for a pastor? I reached out to a few of my pastor friends and asked for their definition. Here are their responses: “The...
Jun 30, 2022 | Laziness, Leadership, Margin, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Productivity, Team members, Uncategorized, Work
Several weeks ago I was working with a wonderful client of mine who is recovering from severe burnout. He is doing much better, not all the way back yet, but making great strides. And we had an interesting conversation . . . he was really struggling with the idea of a...
Jun 16, 2022 | Assignment, Core Values, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Productivity, Uncategorized, Work
In 2 Chronicles 23, King Jehoida was giving instructions to his army, the priests, and the Levites about protecting about the temple of the Lord, who was allowed to enter it and who was not. And verse 6 says: “… all the other men are to guard what the Lord...
Jun 14, 2022 | Leadership, Loss, Ministry Leader, Pain, Pastor, Podcast, Uncategorized
Several weeks ago, our teammate Jaime Hlavin wrote a powerful post on the subject of leading through personal pain. It’s a fact of leadership life . . . occasionally you have to lead even when you’re experiencing significant headwinds in your personal life. In today’s...
Jun 9, 2022 | Burnout, Depression, Emotional Health, Finishing Well, Leadership, Longevity, Mental Health, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Uncategorized
Our team at Converge Coaching talks a ton about self-care. It’s become second nature to us. And yet occasionally, we still encounter some leaders who think self-care is nothing more than a dressed-up word for selfishness. A while back one of our clients asked me,...
