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When Ministry Is Killing You

August 18, 2008
 |  1 Comment
 |  Burnout, Church life, death, Expectations, Failure, Leadership, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Rest, success, Things that add life, Things that drain life, Things that give life

Who said it? What was meant by it? Did they really even know what they were saying? Somewhere, somehow, we ‘ve lost sight of the […]

The Road To POP

August 15, 2008
 |  4 Comments
 |  Burnout, Church life, death, Depression, Emotional health, Failure, Family, Leadership, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Physical health, Relationships, Rest, Spiritual health, Things that add life, Things that drain life

Mike Foster …. can you make it any more clear than this? I mean, come on, I’m not quite sure I get what you’re saying […]

Disconnecting Can Be A Good Thing!

August 14, 2008
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 |  Church life, Expectations, Family, Leadership, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Rest, Things that add life

Mark Batterson of National Community Church in Washington, DC, adds to the conversation regarding my concept of “regular guy” weekends. Thoughts? I just wrote an […]

Your Personal Pace, Part 4

August 7, 2008
 |  5 Comments
 |  Church life, death, Depression, Life, Margin, Mourning, Pastor, Personal Pace, Rest, Suffering, Things that add life, Things that drain life

I don’t want to do this. I really don’t. But I must. It’s where the Lord has me right now, so I must address this […]

Pastor Greg Laurie’s Son Killed

July 25, 2008
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 |  Church life, Life, Mourning

My heart is aching tonight, as I am sure yours is if you are reading this, for Greg Laurie’s family. Greg is the Pastor of […]

Living “Off Peak”

July 22, 2008
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 |  Creativity, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Things that add life

At first glance, one might think the title of this post a bit odd, and wonder what it has to do with living a fulfilling […]

“Regular” Weekend

July 21, 2008
 |  1 Comment
 |  Church life, Expectations, Family, Leadership, Life, Pace of life, Pastor, Rest, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, Things that add life

I am a firm believer that every Pastor should have a “regular” weekend. A weekend like “regular” folk, especially if you’re married and have kids. […]

Your Personal Pace, Part 2

July 17, 2008
 |  1 Comment
 |  Burnout, Church life, Expectations, Leadership, Life, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, success, Things that drain life, Things that give life

In this post, I’d like to chat a bit about the different components and stages of your life that ought to play into the determination […]

Your Personal Pace, Part 1

July 16, 2008
 |  6 Comments
 |  Burnout, Church life, Church people, Expectations, Leadership, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Uncategorized

I recently started driving a new car. It’s a 2001 black Ford Crown Victoria with the Police Interceptor package. It started its life as a […]

Loose Ends

July 9, 2008
 |  1 Comment
 |  Expectations, Life, Message Preparation, Relationships, success

Tonight, I am working on my notes for a memorial service I will officiate in the morning for a man I have never had the […]

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