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I Am Second, Are You?

December 8, 2008

| Brokenness, confession, Expectations, Failure, Life, success, Things that add life, Things that drain life

Have you seen the new website creeping up – iamsecond.com? It’s quite insightful. Anyway, Pete Briscoe, Pastor of Bent Tree Fellowship in Texas, shares a […]

Churched … Matthew Paul Turner

November 28, 2008

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| Brokenness, Church life, Church people, influence, Leadership, Life, Pastor

I just finished reading Churched by Matthew Paul Turner. The cover was what initially intrigued me. A close-up shot of a kid putting a tie […]

When Courage Falls Short of the Demands of Reality

November 20, 2008

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| Brokenness, confession, deception, duplicity, Emotional health, Failure, Family, Life, Pastor, Relationships

I love “The Purpose-Driven Life”. I dig the “Wagner-Houts Modified Spiritual Gifts Inventory”. There’s not a much more clear tool than the DISC Profile. And […]

Distractions Extraordinaire

October 1, 2008

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| Anxiety, Burnout, Church life, Creativity, Emotional health, Leadership, Life, Margin, Message Preparation, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Rest, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, Things that add life

You don’t have to be in ministry to know both the rush and frustration of distractions. We want to know how we can avoid them, […]

When Crisis Comes Home

September 22, 2008

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| Church life, Church people, death, Emotional health, Expectations, Leadership, Life, Mourning, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Rest, Things that drain life, Things that give life

It’s good to be writing again. This is my first post since our city experienced the tragic Metrolink Train Crash back on Friday, September 12. […]

Do You Need A Nap?

September 9, 2008

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| Burnout, Depression, Emotional health, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Rest, Sabbath, sleep, Spiritual health, Things that drain life, Things that give life

Think what you will, but everyBODY needs a nap, at least once in a while, if not almost every day. In reality, this post should […]

Your Personal Pace, Part 5

September 3, 2008

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| Church life, Emotional health, Expectations, Leadership, Life, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Things that give life

I want to keep moving in this series of posts on your personal pace. Click on these link to get to Part 1, Part 2, […]

Feast or Famine

September 1, 2008

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| Burnout, Church life, Creativity, Emotional health, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Rest, Sabbath, Spiritual health, Things that add life, vulnerability

I’m one of those Pastors who happens to live on “church property”. We live in the parsonage right next door to the church. Fortunately, the […]

What Else Would YOU Do?

August 28, 2008

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| Anxiety, Burnout, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Life, Pastor, Spiritual health, success, Things that drain life, Things that give life

I enjoyed a lunch appointment today, catching up with a Pastor friend who has just come off of his first Sabbatical that lasted about three […]

Integrity Is ALWAYS An Issue

August 22, 2008

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| Church life, Expectations, Failure, Family, Leadership, Life, Pace of life, Pastor, success

This week, we’ve been inundated with a couple of Christian Leader Integrity issues that seemingly are undermining the plans and purposes of God. No doubt […]