Why a Hard Worker Is Not Always a Good Leader
Let’s talk about what leadership is: “Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid…
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Here are 4 Big Ways to Avoid Burnout
Here’s the cold, hard truth: Around 53 pastors will quit today. Let’s not make it 54. Look, we all know what it feels like…
The Hidden Life of a Pastor Bursts Into Sight
Summer. Baseball. Two Friends. A great time. Until . . . One summer day a district superintendent and a pastor met at a commuter…
Here Are 8 Symptoms You Might Be Burning Out as a Pastor
No one becomes a pastor with the intention of burning out. But when news hit recently that a well-known pastor had resigned because he…
10 Dangers Every Pastor Needs to Be Aware Of
I encounter so many struggling pastors. And unfortunately, I know so many who used to be pastors, but no longer hold the position. It…
Great Leadership Often Starts With a Broken Heart
When I served as a Pastor at Saddleback Church, one of the things that impressed me most about the church was the hiring requirement…
The Leadership Survival Guide: 10 Lessons That Could Keep You from the Edge
Confession time: We leaders sometimes allow the burden for the organization, teams and people we lead to become all consuming. I know all too…
God’s Natural Antidepressants – Part 2: Nutrition
One of the Bible’s most descriptive stories of how God deals with depression is evidenced in the life of Elijah. This man, a prophet…
God’s Natural Antidepressants – Part 1
One of the Bible’s most descriptive stories of how God deals with depression is evidenced in the life of Elijah. This man, a prophet…