7 Quick Reminders For Pastors During Christmas Season
I want to share some quick reminders for pastors during Christmas season. You already know all of these, but sometimes we get so busy with all the season’s activities that we failed to do some of the...
View Article7 Ways To Support Your Pastor’s Spouse
One of the toughest jobs in the church is being the spouse of a pastor. It has been called the loneliest job in the church. Yet, most church members I know want to support the pastor and the pastor’s...
View Article7 Frustrating Things Pastors Experience
Ron – What do you think are some of the most frustrating things pastors experience? This post, and the opposite one before it, (7 Exciting Things Pastors Experience) began when I received this question...
View Article10 Characteristics of a Great Church Member
God builds the church, but He uses people to build it. So, a good question might be, what kind of church member does God use to build a great church? As a pastor, I have noticed some trends among...
View ArticleHappy Mother’s Day to “Moms” Without Children of their Own
This is a tribute to the moms without children – of their own. I’ve posted this thought a number of times through the years, because I’m always sensitive to the “mothers” without children. You know...
View ArticleHow To Be More Thankful
Would you like to be more thankful? I mean – like truly appreciate the things you have now. And doesn’t the world need this example from believers? I find at times I am thankful, and at other times,...
View Article7 Suggestions For Pastors And Christmas Services
I have a few suggestions for pastors as you prepare for Christmas services. I often have said to our staff that “Christmas is the new Easter”. It isn’t something I can say as easily on Sunday morning...
View ArticleSimple Tweak to Enjoy Leadership (and Life) More
I can offer one simple tweak to enjoy leadership – and life – more. Are you stressing so much about things that are happening — or not happening — that you can’t enjoy the good things already in your...
View ArticleHow to Have The Best Thanksgiving Ever
Want a guaranteed better Thanksgiving? Perhaps even the best Thanksgiving ever? I actually believe Thanksgiving may be one of the most “Christian” holidays we can celebrate. As followers of Christ, we...
View Article7 Suggested Reactions to Difficult People In the Church
If you are in church ministry you have no doubt had difficult people you had to deal with in your church. If you are not active in the local church (which is a small part of my blog readership), please...
View Article7 Vital Components Needed for Church Revitalization to be Effective
My first church after entering vocational ministry needed revitalization. Since then I have been a part of church planting and several revitalization efforts. Just as planting comes with unique...
View Article7 Tips to Read the Bible Through in A Year
Are you up for a challenge? How about trying to read the Bible through this year? It’s not too late to start. I’ve heard so many people who would love to read the Bible through in a year, but never...
View Article7 Ways To Have The Best Thanksgiving Ever
Want a guaranteed better Thanksgiving? Perhaps even the best Thanksgiving ever? I actually believe Thanksgiving may be one of the most “Christian” holidays we can celebrate. As followers of Christ, we...
View Article3 Steps to Being a More Thankful Person
Ever wonder the secret to being a more thankful person? I believe the secret to being thankful is in learning to be more content. We give thanks out of a heart overflowing with gratefulness. A full...
View Article7 Ways We Make People Feel Unwelcome At Our Church
Over the years, I have seen signs like the one in this post and the first word that pops in my head is “Closed”. Anything which seems exclusive to the people already on the inside makes me as an...
View Article7 Questions I Consider Before I Post on Social Media
A few years ago, I developed some questions to consider before I post on social media. While I don’t ask them every time I post, (probably should) my hope is that with this paradigm in my mind it will...
View Article5 Ways to Make New Year’s Resolutions You Will Actually Keep
Sometimes I call them challenges, because people resist the phrase resolutions, but I believe you can make resolutions and actually keep them. Here’s the thing. I love a fresh start. Perhaps it’s...
View Article12 Suggestions to Challenge the New Year And Make Your Life Better
The verdict appears mixed among the people I know of whether of not they make resolutions for a new year. And I understand. Many have tried before – it didn’t work – and so now they are like “why...
View Article10 Ways to Deal with the Emotions of Loss at Christmas
Christmas is a wonderful time of the year. As the song goes, “it’s the most wonderful time of the year“. But Christmas can be a time of loss – where people face the reality of what they do not have –...
View Article5 Suggestions for Experiencing Great Joy at Christmas
But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: Today a Savior, who is Messiah the Lord, was born for you in the city...
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