Pastor

Created on Friday, 12 April 2013 / Money
Tags: Dan Reiland, economy, challenging, money, churches, pastors, vision, stewardship, spiritual maturity
A friend of mine just lost his job. He’s in his 50s with two kids in college, and he’s worried. Another friend just laid off a large number of employees. And a surprising number of recent college graduates ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 11 April 2013 / Pastoral Care
Tags: Kim Martinez, sanity, pastors, leader, Elijah, worn out, ministry
Every leader faces overwheming moments. Elijah had one of those moments after he faced and killed the entire squadron of Baal prophets while simultaneously calling the people of Israel back into right ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 09 April 2013 / Pastoring
Tags: Ron Edmondson, high achievement, responsibility, pastor, blogger, intentional, exercise, plan
I get asked frequently: “Pastor, how do you get so much done and still take care of yourself and your family?” Honestly, I never feel I’ve accomplished as much as I would like, but after receiving the ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 03 April 2013 / Pastoral Care
Tags: Pastors, respond, failure, hopeless, clam up, give up, blow up, shell, embrace, heart
God loves to turn around the things that you think are absolutely hopeless. How does God take a minus and turn it into a plus? How does He take the negative things in our lives that are bad and use them ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 03 April 2013 / Pastoral Care
Tags: Criticism, pastors, sermons, nitpick, legitimate, ministered, dust, feet
Criticism hurts. It hurts to have our motives unfairly called into question. It hurts to diligently prepare and deliver heartfelt sermons, only to be met with skeptical people who nitpick our interpretations ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 01 April 2013 / Ethics
Tags: Tony Morgan, honor, culture, congregations, pastors, church, submit, leaders, obey
At the risk of not showing honor to peers in ministry, I want to tackle the topic of honor today. I’m concerned. I see a trend in churches that I think is unhealthy. Honestly, I believe it’s also unbiblical. ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 29 March 2013 / Relationships
Tags: Gina McClain, congregation, believe, pastor, teaching, guidance
As a leader, have you ever stopped to think about what you believe about those that you lead? What you believe about their intentions, their dreams, and their desires” Deep down, what you believe about ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 25 March 2013 / Ethics
Tags: Joe McKeever, pastor, integrity, deal, ethics, liar, cheat, con man, opportunity
“I was the student minister in a fine church many years ago,” Will told me. “We had a wonderful ministry. The single negative about the entire experience was the pastor. You never knew what he would do ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 25 March 2013 / Kingdom Culture
Tags: Joseph Mattera, local church, obsolete, pastors, congregations, reformation, society
Can you imagine a time when key apostolic leaders—both in the church and marketplace—would come together to exert strong influence over cities, communities and nations, with or without the cooperation ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 22 March 2013 / Prophecy
Tags: Perry Stone, prophecy, word, pastor, spiritual, arrogance, pride, reputation, character, inspired
If a person claims to have received a word from the Lord to give to you, the first important point is to “recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you” (see ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 21 March 2013 / Pastoral Care
Tags: Chris Jackson, high road, leaving, congregation, church, pastor, painful, ministry, crossroads, move
“Pastor, we’ve decided to move on.” These are some of the most difficult words that you, as a ministry leader, will ever hear—especially when they come from people you have lived, laughed and dreamed with. ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 15 March 2013 / Pastoring
Tags: Joe McKeever, mojo, pastors, military base, church, members, assignment, Kingdom persective
The most difficult place for any Christian pastor to serve may be next to a military base. The greatest opportunity any pastor might have in a long lifetime may be serving next to a military base. As the ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 12 March 2013 / Administration
Tags: Kim Martinez, Decisions, Questions, Tough, arguments, broader, pastor
Does God want us to hire a youth pastor? Should we mortgage the church to pay for a remodel? Should I run this new program? These decisions can keep you up at night. Yet, by making two easy changes in ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 08 March 2013 / Relationships
Tags: Dan Reiland, pastors, leaders, church, happy, relationships, heart level, spontaneous
I was out for a run for the first time in months. A “runner’s injury" to my right foot has been slow in healing. It was great to be off the exercise bike and back outside! While I was out, another runner ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 08 March 2013 / Relationships
Tags: Hal Seed, pastors, roundtable, inspire, churches, trends, books, movies, resources, pray
I spent three days recently at a cabin with five other pastors, holding what we call a roundtable. I’m from California. We met in Illinois, where there was a blizzard one day and the temperature hit minus ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 06 March 2013 / Administration
Tags: Steve Murrell, skills, leadership, Every Nation Asia, effective, pastor, organization, spiritual, relational
This blog was inspired by something Bishop Manny Carlos said about leadership development during our recent Every Nation Asia Leadership Team meeting. Pastors and missionaries are leaders, or at least ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 04 March 2013 / Administration
Tags: Tony Morgan, Failure, Pastors, passion, plan, perfect, success
I’ve experienced failures. I’ve watched others fail. I’m guessing you’ve seen plenty as well. This morning I tried to think through some common reasons why failure happens. I’m looking forward to some ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 18 February 2013 / Administration
Tags: Dan Reiland, 12Stone Church, Leave, Pastor, Christians
Why do you think people leave your church? Why do you think people leave churches in general? We've read reasons (and I've written about these too), such as: "I just didn't get anything out of the ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 01 February 2013 / Ethics
Tags: Heal Your Servant, Pastors, Grace, Forgiveness, Healing
In any city on this globe, a young man finds his way to an altar, committing his life to Christ. His genuine salvation develops into a deep heart desire to become a servant to both God and humanity. After ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 16 January 2013 / Special Tribute
Tags: Saeed Abedini, Assemblies of God, George O. Wood, Pastor Saeed Adedini, Naghmeh Abedini
A letter received by American-Iranian Pastor Saeed Abedini, carried out from Iran's notorious Evin Prison, tells of beatings and interrogations, around-the-clock bright lights and ongoing lies designed ... [ +++ ]
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