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...
Mar 16, 2023 | Emotional Health, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Sabbath
We are over halfway through John Opalewski’s Unshakable You: 5 Choices of Emotionally Healthy People. Some of these five choices involve very difficult work and can feel overwhelming and even exhausting at times. You’ll be happy to hear that in this week and next...
Nov 29, 2022 | Introverts, Pastor, Rest
In today’s episode, John and Jim welcome back to the mic Jaime Hlavin. Together they unpack three additional survival tips for introverts who are called to fulfill an extroverted role. You can listen to the audio version of the pod here. Here is the video version....
Oct 20, 2022 | Burnout, Fatigue, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Rest, Rhythms, Sabbath, Workaholism
When I ask leaders about taking a weekly day off, I’m often greeted with a blank stare followed by uncomfortable silence. Some report they haven’t taken a day off in years. And even worse, a few of these leaders are proud of it. They wear busyness as a badge of honor....