pain

It's hard to embrace pain, even when that may be what God is calling you to do. I have to continually press into pain in life if I'm to lead well, because God uses pain.

Philip Wagner offers insight into the six major struggles pastors face in the ministry and how to overcome them.

Ministry can be exhausting. So how do our past hurts and our present peace relate to thriving in ministry for the long haul? In...

Sam Chand joins the Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast to explain why pain is an inherent part of leadership, how God uses pain, and the dangers of not responding to pain appropriately.

What is more universal to human experience than suffering? And what is more important than the perspective we bring to it?

In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Scott Sauls, pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Together, Scott and Jason look at our tendency to emphasize the positive while minimizing the pain and suffering in our own lives and ministry.

In a Feb. 20 blog post, prolific Christian author Philip Yancey reveals he was diagnosed last month with Parkinson’s disease. The degenerative neurological condition hampers muscle-brain connections, and the severity of symptoms varies widely.

One thing I have been reminded of during this season is the reality that pain and beauty often go together. It seems like they always go together.