How the Church Can Help Restore and Reinvigorate Expastors
As our little, yellow truck rolled to a stop in the driveway of our new home, with its tired engine spitting sheets of grey…
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When the Church Stops Being the Church, Is It Time to Call it Quits?
I’ve written before on my life prior to Christ, how I was a church kid focused on the external, not giving a thought on…
7 Ways to Identify An Overlooked and Valuable Resource Within Your Church
Many, if not most, churches are constantly looking for qualified, competent, caring, and committed people to help do the work of their ministry. Many,…
If God Was Done With You, He Never Would’ve Used You to Begin With
There’s a man by the name of Karl Hans Albrecht. You may or may not have heard of him. If not, here are a…
Does Saying “Yes” to God Always Bring Healing and Wholeness?
Recently, I attended a retirement service for the pastor who had served at our church for 17 years. It was also a commissioning service,…
Can God Use Me One Last Time? An ExPastor’s Journey Back to Ministry
Like most pastors leaving ministry, I experienced loads of pain, disappointment and heartbreak. Part of me longed to get back into ministry and part…
Is There Life After Ministry? An ExPastor Answers the Question After the Call
I was in the ministry full time from my early twenties leaving Bible School through to the age of 30 before having a dramatic…
When Faith Fades & Pastors Stop Believing
There seems to be a growing number of, or at least a growing amount of attention toward, clergy who have stepped away from their…
Disillusioned & Abandoned: When Faith Takes An Unexpected Turn
Ever felt like you have been abandoned by God? I realize to most of us who have been in the trenches of everyday church…