Expectations – Pastor For Life

Taken a Look at Your Work Hours Lately?

January 29, 2014

| Burnout, Church life, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Family, Life, Margin, Mental Health, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Rest, Sabbath, sleep, Spiritual health

NBC News did a short piece tonight on the price we’re paying because of overwork. It doesn’t mention those in ministry, but it might as […]

Strange Things We Do When God Moves

December 16, 2008

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| Brokenness, Burnout, Church life, deception, duplicity, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Leadership, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Physical health, Things that drain life, Things that give life, vulnerability

I was initially going to title this post “Lakeland Revival Learnings”, based on the recent revival/renewal/spiritual stirring that took place earlier this year in Lakeland, […]

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 […]

Your Personal Pace, Part 2

July 17, 2008

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| 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

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| 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 […]

Pastors & Friendships

February 22, 2008

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| Church life, Church people, Expectations, Life, Pastor, Relationships

Craig Groeschel is writing a series of posts on Ministry Friendships. It’s been great! Specifically, today and tomorrow, he is writing about “Becoming Friends With […]