Feb 15, 2022 | Calling, Health, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast, Small Churches
Over 90% of churches in the United States are 200 and under in attendance. In today’s episode, we interview Karl Vaters, a pastor of a healthy church in California. Karl’s heart is to help pastors of small churches find the resources to lead well, and to...
May 25, 2021 | Graciousness, Health, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast, The Church
The purpose of today’s pod isn’t to gain sympathy, it’s to share what I learned by experiencing a battle with Covid-19, and to increase our understanding as leaders regarding what people suffering with this nasty virus go through. In the middle of my own struggle,...
Apr 22, 2021 | Compassion, Health, Prayer
Sixteen days ago, I tested positive for Covid-19. I realize the experience I will describe to you in a minute is not the worst case of COVID ever. Many have had it much worse than I. But I’m pretty sure mine wasn’t the mildest case either. Thankfully, each day is...
Oct 6, 2016 | Calling, Depression, discouragement, Leadership, Relationships, Stress, Uncategorized, Work
We are losing pastors in the U.S. at a rate of 1500-2000 every month. A 2015 Survey conducted by Expastor.com, which focused on pastoral health, explains some reasons why. Here are the highlights (actually low-lights) of their research: 81% of pastors at times feel...