After 17 years of working in full-time ministry, I found myself where I never expected: working once again as a full-time public school teacher. I didn’t leave pastoring behind. I simply embraced a bi-vocational ministry.
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Leadership Overload: 5 Steps When You’re Overwhelmed
I suspect if you’re a leader, you understand leadership overload. I think He does that to many people! It keeps us humble. And, dependent — on Him!
James Emery White: Is A Church Leader a “Shepherd” Or A “Rancher?”
What is keeping many of these churches from reaching their full potential? In many cases, I think it’s something as simple – but decisive – as the Shepherd-Rancher divide. This is based on the premise that these are the two basic kinds of church leaders — Shepherds and Ranchers.
Pastoring and the Art of Balance
God’s promise of a transformed community (Jer. 3:17) comes with a promise of competent pastoral care: “And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding”
Repentance – A Message for Every Church Planter to Preach
The people of the city listened to the message. Really listened. From the city streets and among the storefront shops a grassroots response grew. People believed the message and took action: repentance.
The Church That Saved Me
We had some successes in the five years I pastored there—increased attendance, major structural changes, renewed vision, and healthy leadership — it wasn’t me who saved the church. The church saved me.
