Nearly all of the attention and encouragement given to pastors in conferences, podcasts, books, videos, or otherwise, is pointed to a stereotype of a younger pastor who […]
A new idea gaining some traction in vocational ministry these days is purposely choosing to be a bi-vocational minister when making that choice isn’t necessary. I think […]
I stumbled across an odd little story that didn’t have an identified source, but the subject matter caught my attention … “Then you don’t think I practice […]
Albert Einstein once offered a sliver of insight regarding marriage: “Women marry men hoping they will change. Men marry women hoping they will not. So each is […]
We talk a lot about congregations being loyal (or supportive) to their leaders, but rarely do we flip that and look at the need for leaders in […]
So much of what is taught to church leaders today about “leadership” is taken from the secular marketplace, not from the Bible. The more we adopt and […]
One of the reasons why Scott Free Clinic has been unusually effective in helping people change their lives is the ability to blend the spiritual and the […]
When I look at the lives of great leaders I’ve known or observed, courage is a common characteristic among them. Instead of trying to contrast an almost […]
Jesus loved people! As you read the Gospels and study the life of Christ, you can see and sense that Jesus thrived being in the midst of […]
I was in eighth grade, spending a year living on my aunt and uncle’s hog farm in Arkansas (talk about culture shock coming from Arizona at that […]