Self-care is hard for most human beings, at least those in the United States. I believe it to be especially hard for Christian leaders, because it does not seem to be a priority in the church or other Christian organizations. Whether is based out of some flawed understanding of sacrifice, the temptation to produce to […]

I thought it would be good to get back to the main goal of this blog and return to reflecting on the various statements and questions in the self-care inventory that I have posted in the blog. This is one of the important questions that everyone in ministry (in any capacity) should carefully consider. Many […]

Most people struggle with identity at one level or another. In fact, many of us struggle with identity in varying intensities throughout our lives. Our gender, culture, churches, media and families influence and often try to force particular aspects of our identity upon us. As leaders in the church, identity is important as so often […]

Seasons are important, not just for our climate, but for our lives as well. There are weather seasons, seasons in the church, and seasons of life. As we reflect on our spiritual lives the gospel of John contains a lot of helpful imagery on the seasons we face as we journey with Jesus Christ. The […]

An excerpt modified from a sermon I wrote on Sabbath: Sabbath. It’s the third commandment. It’s one of the top ten for God, and it even made the top three. It follows not having other Gods and not taking God’s name in vain. It’s important. I have never been one to believe that the Ten […]

In one area of Africa where Christianity began to spread, converts were zealous about daily devotions. They would find their own spot within the wild thickets and our their hearts out to God. After some time the spots became well-worn, and paths were created. Soon, one’s prayer life was made public. If someone began to […]

At a leadership conference last week I was given a prayer that we were encouraged to pray for 30 days. I have been praying it and it has helped me to think and see differently in a lot of ways. I encourage you to pray this prayer every morning for the next 30 days as […]

I am a creature of habit and routine. While I love change, diversity, and the adventurous nature of the Holy Spirit; there is something to habit and routine that is simultaneously comfortable, challenging and life giving. While this is the nature of my personality, when it comes to our relationship with Christ, discipline, habit, routine […]

Its been a while since we have posted a blog to our site and instead of continuing with our blogs on the self-care inventory, I thought it would be helpful to take a break from that and look at an aspect of our role as leaders. There are a lot of wonderful leadership gurus, teachers […]

This is the prayer of St. Francis (or one of them at least). There are different iterations of this and no one really knows which one is exactly correct, however the spirit, message and theme of the prayer is pretty consistent. I believe this is a great prayer for every Christ-follower, but especially pastors and […]