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Souls Settled, Hands Moving: Joy and Urgency in Following Jesus

Don’t just find joy in what God does through you. Find joy in what He’s done for you. Results may rise and fall. Attendance fluctuates. Seasons change.

Fight the Good Fight

Some things that happen in ministry are so absurd that if we can’t laugh, the weight will crush our soul.

3 People Every Pastor Needs

When my friend Jim and I get together, we discuss everything from my personal finances to how to harness our driven personalities, and how to make a greater impact for the kingdom.

When the Mental Load is Affecting Your Leadership

Toward the end of the day or a week when a leader has had to make too many decisions, he may find himself losing his cool more easily, flying off the handle, or saying thing things he shouldn’t.

7 Things Joyful Pastors Do

And how I try to practice their habits

Getting Honest About Church Planting

5 almost-universal truths you can expect in your church planting adventure

What Does Shame Have to Do With Being Lukewarm?

Work around us, Lord, we seem to say. Not in us and through us. Self-defense mechanisms are all working overtime. If we would be or do anything for the Master, we must face and overcome this gremlin.

Finding Clarity

“Activity is not the same as productivity. We need to figure out what the right things are.”

Tell Your Children and Grandchildren About Yahweh, That One Day They May Remind You

Perhaps one day your children will speak back to you what you have written and spoken and lived.

When We Confuse the Message of Salvation

We know that the only way to have that relationship is through salvation—a deliverance from sin and death, which separate us from God.

The Danger of Putting Missionaries on a Pedestal

Creating a hierarchy of missions hurts the body of Christ in several ways.