Mourning – Pastor For Life

Pastoring In Pandemic, Part 3: Enlarging Your Soul Through Coronavirus Grief & Loss

April 11, 2020

| Anxiety, Coronavirus, COVID-19, death, Depression, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, grief, Mental Health, Mourning, Pastor, Sabbath, Spiritual health

On Good Friday. April 10, 2020 (a poignant day to do such a thing), I had the privilege of spending about 90 minutes with a […]

Reducing the Rate of Pastoral Suicides

December 17, 2013

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| Anxiety, Books, Brokenness, Burnout, Church life, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, grief, Leadership, Margin, Mental Health, Mourning, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Rest, Sabbath, Spiritual health, suicide, Tragedy

Suicide is not a new issue by any means. When a family member of a pastor commits suicide, we’re certainly sad and feel for the […]

Getting Our Arms Around Rick Warren’s Story

April 11, 2013

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| death, Depression, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Family, grief, influence, Leadership, Life, Mental Health, Mourning, Spiritual health, Suffering, suicide, Tragedy, Uncategorized

I am daily amazed and inspired at how Rick Warren is being real and yet still faith-full amidst his grief over the suicide of his […]

Rick Warren’s Youngest Son Commits Suicide

April 6, 2013

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| Brokenness, Church life, death, Depression, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Family, grief, Leadership, Life, Mental Health, Mourning, Pastor, Suffering, Tragedy

News has broken this morning of the suicide of the youngest son of Rick & Kay Warren. Rick is the Pastor of Saddleback Church and […]

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 […]

Holding Fast

February 4, 2009

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| Books, death, Depression, Emotional health, grief, Life, Mourning, Suffering, Tragedy, vulnerability

One of my practices while I am on a Study & Planning Break is to read at least one book that doesn’t have anything to […]

Congregational Grief at Crossroads Cincinnati

December 18, 2008

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| Church life, Communication, Community, death, Emotional health, grief, Leadership, Mourning, Pastor, Personal Pace, Rest, Spiritual health, Suffering, Things that drain life, Tragedy

The topic of how a church body handles grief and loss is HUGE for a Pastor. How a Pastor and his/her leadership handle it makes […]

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. […]

Your Personal Pace, Part 4

August 7, 2008

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| 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 […]