How One Pastor Learned to Let Go of His Do-It-All-Myself Compulsion
“One way to measure ministry effectiveness is to discern what percentage of your hours go to leadership development.”
“One way to measure ministry effectiveness is to discern what percentage of your hours go to leadership development.”
“We grieved. We sang out our holy defiance—'we will overcome this trial we’re facing; we will somehow rise again.'”
“The key is touching their hearts. They want a community that answers questions and prays for them.”
"When our focus is off by even just one degree over a long enough time, it leads us to places we’d never planned on going."
"When it comes to being married to a pastor, there are things I enjoy, and other things I wish I didn’t have to deal with."
"How do you keep from withdrawing when dealing with someone who doesn’t like you?"
"It’s surprisingly easy for your passion for ministry to fade. It can become commonplace and routine."
“God could have chosen anyone in the world to lead your community, and he chose you. Why is that?”
“It’s a huge privilege to be trusted to speak into that moment, to pastor people in that moment."
“Really great leadership is anchored. Deeply. Sometimes the fruit of that is manifest after the leader is gone.”