Pastors

Once we are actually following Jesus in self-denial, what do we find? Rest for our souls, not weariness. An easy yoke, not a hard one. And a light burden, not a heavy one.

Whenever a I hear of a minister's fall, it sobers me as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Few pastors leave a church saying, “I know this is too early, but I’m leaving”; instead, they reach that conclusion after the fact.  

Many pastors are underpaid, not just for the specific kind of work they do, they aren’t paid enough! In that context, should I really bring up something that churches should ADD to a pastor’s compensation package?

The state of your spirituality does not rest on how you feel, but rather on who you are—and who you are becoming. God is in the soul-making business, and he does promise to transform you. The key idea is becoming a disciple.

Any time spiritual leaders boldly strive to make progress for redemption in the name of Jesus, there will be significant resistance.

You can’t pick up the cross if you’re still holding onto the nets. You can’t follow Jesus is you’re still holding onto your old marks of self-identification and preservation.

A leader—frustrated with my critical eye for improvement—made a common but damaging leadership statement that made me cringe. In fact, I believe it is perhaps one of the worst leadership statements to organizational health.