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- 1. Don't Let Disappointments Take Away Your Appointment!
- ... more about our sadness and distress than we talk about the Lord whom we serve. I can always tell by a person's conversation what he/she has chosen, either consciously or subconsciously, to magnify. A ...
- Created on 15 November 2021
- 2. Lessons for Leaders on How to Lovingly Terminate Staff
- For 25 years of leading different companies and churches, I have learned the hard way how to lovingly terminate staff. In my role as pastor or as a CEO/COO, I would love to say that I have always terminated ...
- Created on 29 April 2021
- 3. Rick Warren: When Fear Gets in the Way of Your Ministry Relationships
- Relationships are at the heart of every effective ministry. Whether they are with your spouse, your family, your staff, your church or your community, you can't lead well without having good relationships. ...
- Created on 28 April 2021
- 4. 10 Characteristics of Churches That Welcome Revitalization
- Church revitalization is not easy—especially when the church isn't yet on board. Here, though, are characteristics of churches I've seen who are ready for the work: 1. The senior leader is committed ...
- Created on 05 March 2021
- 5. An Open Letter to Young Pastors From a Retired Pastor
- From Brother Joe, veteran shepherd of six pastorates, to Brother Timothy as he begins what we trust will be a long and fruit ministry of leading churches. Greetings! I hear you're having a tough time ...
- Created on 04 March 2021
- 6. How to Tell Your Storm to Be Still
- Did the church pass or fail the test of 2020? We are finally in a new year, but I'm not sure we are on the other side of the storm. In the first four chapters of Mark, Jesus lays out kingdom instructions. ...
- Created on 19 January 2021
- 7. 7 Ways to Lead a Team That Goes the Distance
- The work done by your team—your staff and volunteers—has eternal consequences. But your team members cannot serve effectively if they're under stress; they won't be able to go the distance. This is especial ...
- Created on 08 December 2020
- 8. How Your Staff Can Find Strength From This Tumultuous 2020
- By now, that is starting to sound like an adjective. If something is described as "2020," it's difficult, chaotic or unnerving. And let's be honest, much of 2020 has felt that way. From the global pandemic ...
- Created on 30 November 2020
- 9. How to Minimize Stress This Holiday Season ...
- Although the holiday season is one of the happiest seasons of the year, it can still be stressful—particularly for those of us in ministry. Not only do we have our regular weekly stresses, such as preparing ...
- Created on 25 November 2020
- 10. How Great Leaders Gain Margin
- We are nearing six months in this COVID-19 season, and stress is rising among so many leaders. The greater the stress and pressure, the greater the need for margin in your schedule. It's a strange tim ...
- Created on 26 August 2020
- 11. 15 Signs You Might Need a Day Off
- ... doesn't like you anymore. I'm being somewhat facetious but not entirely. When we take out our stress and fatigue on others, we need to take a break. 9. You don't laugh at work anymore. Laughter is evi ...
- Created on 04 August 2020
- 12. 5 Practical Ways to Handle Pent-Up Stress and Pressure Overload ...
- ... or over five months.Stress. Fear, Worry, Anxiety, Anger, Frustration, Depression. Some leaders are reaching breakpoints; others are holding up pretty well, everything considered. But no one complete ...
- Created on 28 July 2020
- 13. Why Depression in Ministry Doesn't Have to End in Tragedy
- ... cousin had it. And now I had it. The doctor explained that my brain is a physical part of my body just like my arm, leg, hands and so forth. When you are stressed, it depletes some of a chemical in you ...
- Created on 19 May 2020
- 14. 4 Principles to Alleviate Stress and Boost Team Morale ...
- Stress is high these days. You and your team may not have experienced one major thing in particular. Still, the cumulative effect of many small and unfamiliar stresses over a sustained period of time ...
- Created on 11 May 2020
- 15. How to Know When You Have Reached Your Capacity
- ... ou have capacity. Your leaders have capacity. And sometimes, when we go over our capacity, we come to a place in our life where we start feeling what we call stress. Some people call it "stretched." It do ...
- Created on 03 March 2020
- 16. 3 Ways to Recover From the Emotional Exhaustion of Ministry
- ... g and consoling others, let me give you three pieces of advice: Release your frustrations. Stress and exhaustion create all kinds of negative emotions in your life. They bring on anxiety, worry, fear, guil ...
- Created on 26 August 2019
- 17. 5 Ways a Mature Leader Responds When His Team Feels Stressed ...
- All organizations and teams have times where everyone is stretched, stress abounds and even times where it seems things are going backwards for a while. It could be in a time of crisis for the organization ...
- Created on 25 July 2019
- 18. A 4-Step Strategy to Decrease Your Stress This Week ...
- Are you ever stressed? Do you begin Monday dreading the week ahead and simply can't wait for Friday to come again? Silly questions, right? We can never remove all the issues of our life that bring us stress ...
- Created on 10 June 2019
- 19. Get Ready for These 10 Harsh Realities of Leadership
- I love leadership. I feel called to it. I realize the need for good leadership, but the fact is, leadership is hard. In my last pastorate, I met regularly with some high-level, senior leaders to glean ...
- Created on 22 May 2019
- 20. How to Lead Well When You're Stressed Out ...
- ... us. 30 percent are more devious and deceitful than candid and honest." The article documented that a leader's poor dialogue at stressful times is more likely to result in employees who are frustrated and a ...
- Created on 04 March 2019
