How can I balance ministry and family? It’s a question that burns in the hearts of a lot of pastors and ministry workers. Until Jesus returns, the work of ministry is never finished. There’s always another person to reach and another sermon to preach. If you let it, your ministry will overtake all of your…
There are a lot of cliche phrases that have become mainstream in American Christian culture. Some of them are great. I’m pretty sure that all of them have good intentions behind them. But there are some I wish pastors wouldn’t say. These phrases have become so ingrained in our culture that we say them without…
A new account on Instagram is causing quite a stir in the Christian community. But I think it’s raising some important issues that we need to talk about as the church. PreachersNSneakers is blowing up on Instagram right now. It started just a few weeks ago with zero followers and now has over 136,000 followers as…
Do you ever feel like your work is never done? There’s always more emails to write, more meetings to prepare for, more people to contact. There’s just so much stuff on your plate that you can never get it all done. If so, you’re normal. But today I want to give you a few productivity…
A lot of pastors gain ten pounds in December because every ministry gives them the leftover Christmas cookies and desserts from their events. Plus, other well-meaning churchgoers bring even more baked goodies to say, “Thank You” and “Merry Christmas.” While we appreciate the gesture, pastors don’t need another batch of Christmas cookies. Instead, give them…
The picture above is me with my two Super Bowl rings and one NFC Championship ring. The smaller ones are from the Super Bowls XXXI and XXXII (1997 and 1998) during the Brett Favre era. We won in ’97 and lost in ’98, hence the NFC championship ring instead of a Super Bowl ring. And…
Being a pastor is such a demanding and challenging job that it’s normal to feel inadequate—like either God made a mistake and called the wrong person for the job or you made a mistake in thinking he called you. You are trying your best, but maybe you aren’t as “naturally gifted” as the pastors you idolize….
Readers are leaders, and leaders are learners. As a leader of God’s people, you can’t ever be done growing, learning and improving. The day you stop learning is the day you stop growing, and often the start of your decline. You need to develop an insatiable appetite for life-long learning. And today, with the internet…
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