Yesterday I began a series of blogs to unpack this issue: what should pastors do when people in our churches compare us to other more “successful” pastors. In that blog, I shared an email a pastor received from someone in his church who boasted about another super-successful pastor and his church. He was tempted to […]
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I’ve hired several pastors and admin staff in my ministry of 30 plus years and I’ve made some great choices and some not so great ones as well. These mistakes have contributed to my poor selections. Not pursuing the yellow flags that nagged at the back of my mind. Refusing to REALLY ask other key
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I’ve posted a few blogs about my journey using the iPad to preach (see related posts below). Thus far I’ve loved using it. I own the original iPad and I’m waiting to upgrade until next year’s version releases. Here’s my current sermon prep and delivery process. Write sermons on a Word doc on my Airbook.
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I’m reading David Platt’s book, Radical, along with the guys in my two men’s groups. I just returned from a vacation to the beach. And, I’m feeling conflicted about the effects of my vacation on my spiritual and ministry life. A pastor I served under at two churches captured the biblical concept of rest in
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