TweetTruth: Your Pastor is weak. He’s flesh. He’s human, frail, and doesn’t always have it all together. He may be faithful to God and thereby filled with the Holy Spirit, but there’s always a secret side to him. He will probably never mention it in a sermon or a Deacon’s meeting. Chances are, he won’t [...]
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Don’t Let People Go to Hell
TweetAs I chronicle some pieces of our recent road trip to Texas to meet with Pastors around the southeastern part of the state, I’m sharing some of the tidbits of wisdom we picked up along the way. We had eleven meetings over three days and essentially tried to drink all the advice we could from [...]
Pastor, Don’t Forget Your Soul!
TweetThis is the age of innovative ministry techniques and methodologies. We’re mad with creativity, which I love, but at times we can be right in the midst of innovation and be missing out on developing something so much more vital – our souls. I went through a period quite a few years ago in which [...]
Committees Don’t Do Ministry, People Do Ministry
TweetCommittees meet. They schedule a meeting to talk about all the stuff there is to do and who could possibly do it. I was reading this morning from John Maxwell’s Leadership Gold: Lessons I’ve Learned from a Lifetime of Leading. In chapter 18, entitled “the secret to a good meeting is the meeting before the [...]
Check out the Pastors.com Sideblog
TweetI love links, stories, news, resources, articles, blogs, etc. I also love videos, pictures, and other kinds of multimedia. I especially love all of these things when they’re helpful, inspirational, and encouraging to Pastors. So as part of my new role at Pastors.com, I’ve created a Tumblog as a Pastors.com Sideblog. I’ll be posting all [...]
Refuel with Innovate Church! Conference Archives
TweetOne of my jobs is to find out what kinds of training events are happening for Pastors, and one of the best available is Innovate Church! The conference is the product of Jonathan Falwell’s passion and as I was seeking information on next year’s event, I stumbled across the archives of materials from the May [...]
How You Can Help Me Help Pastors
TweetI’m coming to the close of my first week as a Pastor at Saddleback and I’m completely overwhelmed. I’m overwhelmed in a very good way with all the opportunities and possibilities that are opening up before us. Many people have asked exactly what it is that I’ll be doing. I’ve found it difficult to articulate [...]
Hey Pastor, Don’t Be a Statistic
Tweet Image by matley0 via Flickr Pastor, has the thought ever occurred to you that you could be that story? Your name could appear in that news story of a shepherd who has strayed into an affair, embezzlement, or just leaving in a state of burnout. If you don’t believe me, first heed this Scripture: [...]
I Desire to Be a Pastor
TweetPaul’s first epistle to Timothy is like a guidebook for structuring a local church, and it includes a handy guide for sizing up a potential Pastor. One of the points that jumps off the page at me is Paul’s statement, “if someone wants to be an elder, he desires a noble responsibility.” (1 Timothy 3:1 [...]
In Ministry? I’d Love to Connect With You
TweetNot only do I have a passion for connecting with people in ministry, in just a few weeks I’ll start spending all of my time doing just that on behalf of Saddleback Church in my new role there. So help me out – let’s connect!
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