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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 […]

“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. […]

Sustainable Pastoral Pace

July 4, 2008
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 |  Burnout, Church life, Expectations, Margin, Rest, success

I just finished listening to Greg Surratt of Seacoast Church, a fast growing, multi-site church in South Carolina. He spoke this week at their monthly […]

Margin and/or the Lack Thereof

May 12, 2008
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 |  Burnout, Church life, Expectations, Life, Margin, Pastor, Rest, Sabbath, Things that drain life, Things that give life

Bob Hyatt over at PastorHacks.com writes this GREAT post about margin in our lives. So important for anyone in ministry, vocational or bi-vocational (or tri-vocational) […]

Time For A Break?

April 22, 2008
 |  2 Comments
 |  Pastor, Rest, Things that give life, Uncategorized

When was the last time you got away for at least a couple days? Away from the demands and calls and emails and websurfing? Away […]

Regular Rest & Refreshing for Pastors

April 20, 2008
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 |  Burnout, Expectations, Life, Pastor, Rest, Things that give life

After preaching tomorrow, I’m packing and heading out of town for a couple days. I’m thankful for my District Supervisor, who values the need for […]

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