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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Autopsy of a Deceased Church
Autopsy of a Deceased Church is a small but practical book written by Thom Rainer, current president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. If…
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 You Are Not Both Called, Neither Of You Are Called
It is an honor and blessing to be able to provide for your family while doing something you feel called to do, though it…
My Advice to Young Pastors. Be Structured. Be Selfish. Be More Like Jesus.
If there was one nugget of advice I could give to each young pastor before entering the pastorate, it would have nothing to do…
Rise Up. Take Heart. Discovering Your Identity in Jesus.
Have I ever wanted to quit? I’ve wanted to quit many things like, always having to go to the bathroom before bed because if…
How Ministering Outside the Box Reshaped My Ministry and My Life
When I became a Christian at age 21, I immediately felt a need to share the truth with everybody in some way. I connected…
You Can Lose Your Dream and Lose Your Job. But You Can Never Lose Your Purpose.
Full disclosure: I am a pastor. I get paid to do it. And I love my job. But I don’t need my job. When…
I Quit Being A Pastor. But God Continues to Use Me Anyway.
Today, more than ever before, pastors are leaving the ministry. (Taken from The Barnabas Project: What Pastors Face Today, and Statistics and Trends Concerning…