Seasons come and seasons go. Some seasons, while similar lengths, seem to stick around longer than others. How is winter treating you so far? Maybe you’re getting to use your outdoor toys and tools more, or maybe you’re getting a lot of reading done inside where it is nice and Read more…
Criticism is a part of life. Leadership always comes with criticism. Often we are our own worst critic, especially as leaders in the church. “The critical voice in our head is so familiar that we don’t realize we give it power.”Emily Freeman, The Next Right Thing We are much more Read more…
Criticism is a part of life. Leadership always comes with criticism. In the church (and other ministries) criticism can be especially painful. In the church criticism comes from multiple places and people. Knowing what to do with criticism that comes from others is essential to ministry health and survival. Years Read more…
2024 is here and with it comes a sense of freshness… new things just ahead! We have new planners and calendars, new Christmas gifts to put to good use, and new plans to get started. In some ways, all the newness can be overwhelming; the next few weeks we have Read more…
Ministry invites us to give and give and give as pastors and ministry leaders. A pastor friend pointed out the other day that there is endless need around us. It’s such a beautiful gift to nurture and care for people. At the same time, without replenishing, refreshing fuel and continually relationally giving and Read more…
What does the church need most to be effective and healthy? Even after studying theology formally, I feel I have limited knowledge and find this question difficult to answer. Nevertheless, I will do my best to answer with my current knowledge and experiences interwoven, which led me to five conclusions. Read more…
With Pastor Appreciation month in the rear-view mirror and the season of Advent and Christmas chaos approaching faster than we want to acknowledge, it may be a good time to take a moment and think of the family at the epicenter of it all, the pastor’s family. With pastors at Read more…
My son’s first job came when he turned 16. He was a lifeguard at the local YMCA up until he left for college. I distinctly remember asking him how his day was after his first day of work (post training). His response: ‘we had a fecal containment incident.’ I could Read more…
Each month we would like to spotlight a story of transformation that highlights the impact of our ministry on an individual or group. These will vary from written testimonies to video testimonies. Below is a testimony from one of the participants from one of our Africa trips. We return to Read more…
Each month we would like to spotlight a story of transformation that highlights the impact of our ministry on an individual or group. These will vary from written testimonies to video testimonies. Below is a testimony from our Pastors4Pastors ministry. Christian Nichles is a long time pastor, business coach and Read more…
