Six Ways to Last in Ministry
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- Energize your ministry day to day and long-term.
- Find more resources for ministry
- Create more space in your life and work
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Category Archives: Personal Growth
What I’ve learned about ministry from my voice teacher
I’ve been taking voice lessons for almost 20 years, 16 of them with the same teacher, Judi Stabler. I’ve learned a lot of lessons from her. Three are particularly relevant to ministry: First, be yourself. Judi is clear with me …
Posted in Ministry, Personal Growth
Service to your community: a new resource
I started reading Meredith Gould’s Deliberate Acts of Kindness while I was waiting at the hairdresser. When she said, “I’m thinking about looking for a place to volunteer,” I said, “Have I got a book for you!” I knew it …
Posted in Ministry, Personal Growth
Healing Spiritual Wounds: a great resource for pastoral ministry
Do you have people in your congregation who have been wounded by the church? Rev. Carol Howard Merritt, author of Healing Spiritual Wounds, knows the territory of church intimately. She knows both the pain and the gift of it. Merritt …
Posted in Books, Congregational Life, Ministry, Personal Growth
You vs. your email
Writer/director Nora Ephron once wrote that people used to say it was much simpler to return twenty emails than ten telephone calls. She went on, “Executives now return hundreds of e-mails every day, and life is not remotely simpler. They …
Posted in Ministry, Personal Growth, Productivity
Are you proud of your ministry?
Whether the launching of a new outreach ministry, dedication of a new building, or simply the completion of a particularly successfully program year, you might feel proud of yourself and your people. You did something together! Your heart swells as …
Posted in Leadership, Ministry, Personal Growth
What are you reading?
I’m curious…what do you read? Aside from articles on your phone and the occasional magazine in a waiting room, what do you pick and spend some time reading? In addition to the Bible, I’ve read plenty of wonderful ministry books …
Three ways to connect with your family at Christmas (even if you’re not going home)
Clergy families can find it difficult to connect with extended family at Christmas. We often live far from family, and we WORK Christmas Eve. Sometimes family comes to visit, and we come home after Christmas Eve services just wanting to …
Your 6-step formula for an awesome Advent
Well, we made it through Thanksgiving, which means…it’s that time of year again. Yes, I’m talking about Advent. A time that can be challenging because along with all the church stuff to do, there are family celebrations to prepare for, …
Are you ready to never worry about money again?
Right now, are you worried about money? Whether it’s your church’s money or your personal money–the thought of cash coming in and cash going out can be stressful, especially if more is going out than is coming in. Here’s my …
Posted in Blog, Money, Personal Growth, Prayer
The #1 reason pastors burn out and how you can avoid it
Burnout: the condition of someone who has become very physically and emotionally tired after doing a difficult job for a long time. (Merriam-Webster.com) Can you relate to any of that? Do you ever wonder how much longer you can keep …
Posted in Bowen Family Systems Theory, Leadership, Ministry, Personal Growth
