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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 […]

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 […]

The Road To POP

August 15, 2008
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 |  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
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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 […]

Your Personal Pace, Part 3

July 30, 2008
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 |  Expectations, Failure, Leadership, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Things that add life, Things that drain life

In considering living at the pace of life God has given you, I believe it’s important to include your spiritual disciplines as well. Not in […]

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
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 |  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. […]

Mad Church Disease

July 11, 2008
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 |  Burnout, Church life, Expectations, Failure, Leadership, Margin, Sabbath, success, Things that add life, Things that drain life

Enjoy this excerpt from Mad Church Disease and read on after it… As much as we may want to, we can never rid ourselves from […]

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