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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 […]

A Video Tell-All On Us Pastors?

November 29, 2008
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 |  Burnout, Church life, Church people, death, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Family, Leadership, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Rest, Sabbath, sleep, Spiritual health, Things that add life, Things that drain life, Uncategorized

ht: Anne Jackson

Adrenal Letdown

October 27, 2008
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 |  Burnout, Depression, Emotional health, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Rest, sleep, Spiritual health

I’ve heard it said that preaching for an hour can equal the energy output of 3-4 hours worth of work. Multiply that for Pastors who […]

Pastor Wayne Cordeiro Resting After Heart Surgery

October 4, 2008
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 |  Burnout, Communication, influence, Leadership, Pace of life, Pastor, Physical health, Rest

Wayne Cordeiro, Pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship (a Foursquare Church, the tribe I am part of) in Honolulu, Hawaii, is resting and recovering from […]

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 […]

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 […]

“Healer” Author Confesses His Real Need For Healing

August 29, 2008
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 |  Brokenness, Burnout, confession, deception, duplicity, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Family, Leadership, Margin, Pastor, Rest, Sex Addiction, success, vulnerability

In no way do I mean for this post to be a judgment or condemnation, nor a condoning, of the sorrowful circumstances that surround the […]

When Ministry Is Killing You

August 18, 2008
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 |  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 […]

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