Study, Teach, and Pray.

What if all a pastor had to do… was what Jesus commanded him to do? Study.Teach.Pray. What if that was it? What if the pastor’s primary responsibility wasn’t managing programs, attending every meeting, solving every dispute, answering every text within five minutes, visiting every hospital room personally, planning every event, and carrying the emotional weight […]

Enough

Sometimes life hits you with a twist. Sometimes it’s tight, sometimes it’s loose, sometimes it doesn’t make sense. Sometimes it brings joy, sometimes pain but regardless twist and turns come. Some you can see… some you suspect but don’t believe… and some that hit you right out of the blue. Sometimes the twists make you […]

Conflict

I continue to learn each day about relationships and how they work. Here are a few things that have come to mind as I sit here late at night, right before I head off for a good nights sleep. 1. When there is a conflict or a tense situation, it is always good to reflect […]

The #1 Leadership Distraction

The question isn’t what will happen if something goes wrong. The analysis isn’t everything is bad and nothing will ever go right. The attitude toward others should NOT be, I don’t like them therefore they will never be able to do anything right. The objective should NOT be, I’ll just wait till they do something […]

A Pastor’s Accountability

Now, The post here comes from a conversation I had with a pastor friend of mine a few weeks back. From that conversation I jotted down some blog ideas, this is the 5th and last of those. If you want to catch up… the links to the posts are… King Jesus The Shepherd is King […]

A Basic Truth Concerning Pastors

The idea for this post was born a few weeks ago while I was listening to a friend of mine talk about his church. From our conversation I realized there are a few misconceptions about what the Pastorate is and what it isn’t. So I scribbled down a few blog post ideas on the subject. […]