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What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There, Part 5

March 14, 2013
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 |  Church life, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Insecurity, Leadership, Pastor

Over the last year, I’ve been posting some about the issue of insecurity as a pastor. I’ve talked about a friend who say that “what […]

What Bill Hybels Wants Every Pastor To Know

June 24, 2012
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 |  Anxiety, Brokenness, Change, confession, Depression, duplicity, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Family, grief, Insecurity, Leadership, Life, Margin, Marriage, Mourning, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Relationships, Rest, Sex Addiction, Spiritual health, success, Suffering, Things that add life, Things that give life, vulnerability

…. how he got into counseling. Yes, you read that right! Bill Hybels really wants you to know that he’s in counseling, and he believes […]

What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There, Part 4

February 16, 2012
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 |  Anxiety, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, influence, Insecurity, Leadership, Relationships, success

In an occasional series, we’ve been addressing the issue of insecurity in leadership. Perry Noble came out today with a great list of ways you […]

7 Ways to Deal with “Worcations”

August 23, 2011
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 |  Burnout, Church life, Conferences, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Family, Fun, Insecurity, Leadership, Life, Margin, Marriage, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Rest, Things that drain life, Things that give life

Can you say “worcation”? Apparently, President Obama can! In this article from Fox News, President Obama’s current vacation to Martha’s Vineyard is referred to as […]

What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There, Part 3

July 11, 2011
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 |  Anxiety, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, influence, Insecurity, Leadership, Relationships, success

It’s been a while since I’ve posted on this issue of insecurity in pastor and leaders. Recently, I read something that Mark Batterson (pastor of […]

What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There, Part 2

May 31, 2011
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 |  Anxiety, Church life, Church people, confession, duplicity, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Insecurity, Leadership, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Spiritual health, success, vulnerability

In my last post (too long ago), I mentioned I would be writing more on the issue of insecurity, especially within pastors and leaders. Today, […]

What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There

March 22, 2011
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 |  Anxiety, Burnout, Church life, Church people, confession, duplicity, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Insecurity, Leadership, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Spiritual health, success, vulnerability

A few recent conversations with a pastor friend of mine have raised an issue that I’ve found true for my life. Maybe you can relate […]

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