Mark Dance
Mark Dance serves as associate vice president for pastoral leadership at LifeWay Christian Resources. A native Texan, Mark pastored churches in Texas, Tennessee, and Arkansas before joining LifeWay. He has been married to Janet Kendrick since 1988, and they have two children: Holly and Brad.
Articles for Pastors
5 Ways Pastors Can Get Manipulated
I hate to admit this, but pastors are prone to manipulation in the church, whether by being the cause or the subject of it. Neither scenario is acceptable or biblical, and both are avoidable.
Articles for Pastors
Top 4 Questions About PKs: Pastors’ Kids
As a pastor to pastors, these four questions about parenting PKs are the ones Janet and I get the most at conferences and date nights.
Articles for Pastors
Are Our Pastors Being Discipled?
Discipleship is much easier to preach about than it is to practice. Pastors, like myself, are often more enthusiastic about making disciples than we are about being discipled.
Articles for Pastors
Discerning Your Next Ministry Move
It is normal to wonder if you are ready to move on to the next ministry assignment. Nobody wants to stay too long or leave too early, so we end up playing resume roulette by dropping hints and resumes.
Articles for Pastors
Discerning Your Next Ministry Move
It is normal to wonder if you are ready to make a ministry move. Here are a few things to consider first.
Articles for Pastors
How to Control Your Calendar
We should be reluctant to blame God, however, for our clogged calendars when they are often caused by our own procrastination or poor planning.
Articles for Outreach & Missions
A Candid Response to the New Pastors’ Spouse Survey
Friendships take time and energy. We are busy and other priorities often take precedence over friendships.
Articles for Pastors
My 7 Most Productive Habits
Give yourself permission to answer texts eventually instead of immediately. This will create realistic, healthy boundaries with people in your life and ministry.
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