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Be Still

Be Still

If you’ve just begun a hectic week…If you’re struggling with staff issues at work…If you’re tired…If you’re starting to understand that ministry buzzword, “burnout” on a new level…If you’re debating whether or not you have time to read this blog due to your schedule…...
4 Types of Stress

4 Types of Stress

Stress is a common theme in our culture, identifying the state of many pastors today. It’s rare to find someone in ministry who operates without any stress. And we know stress also pervades most of the Western work culture in general. Studies show 80% of Americans...
Maintain A Healthy Brain

Maintain A Healthy Brain

When it comes to your health, do you ever single out your brain as its own category?    Laurie Kelly, a fitness and nutrition coach, dives into this topic of brain health with helpful tips to care for this important organ. While it is good to focus on healthy,...
Appreciation Tank Checkup

Appreciation Tank Checkup

In the realm of ministry, how often do we, as pastors, feel something is wrong or off when we desire more appreciation in our lives? It can be common to think this is only selfish and unnecessary to desire. However, it can be healthy to consider what it looks like to...
Work Smarter Not Harder

Work Smarter Not Harder

We’ve all heard the phrase, “Work smarter, not harder.” Let’s take a look at five ways you can thrive as a pastor by working smarter:   1. Start with “Why.” Starting by clarifying the “why” in your ministry is smarter because determining why your church exists...
Lifelong Learning

Lifelong Learning

Change happens. You will notice the transformation in your family, friends, community, ministry, plus everything else in this world. As the months and years pass on the calendar, you are evolving and changing as a person and as a ministry leader. Are you challenging...
The Peril of Success

The Peril of Success

Ah success . . . an oft-used word in our country. Many times, an oft-misunderstood word. What happens when we get this “success thing” right? What happens when we get it wrong? 28 years ago, I suffered through major depression. I was pastoring a growing church. We had...
Three Things Everyone Needs

Three Things Everyone Needs

There are three ingredients everyone needs to experience fulfillment long term. And you can share them with others at no cost. In fact, offering these three ingredients will benefit you as well. A Missing Ingredient Jennifer, a young pastor, was in her third year of...
Busy Is a Four-Letter Word

Busy Is a Four-Letter Word

“Busy” is a four-letter word that should be profane. Our lives so easily become full of responsibilities and commitments that dogpile on top of us—and our souls get crushed under the load. This post, on our ExPastors blog, takes a look at how busy-sickness can impact...
Ten Reasons We Should Practice Solitude

Ten Reasons We Should Practice Solitude

If we are to live as true followers of Jesus, we will be intentional about the practice of solitude. Let’s look at 10 different times in Jesus’ life when he made solitude a priority: To Prepare for Ministry In Matthew 4:1-11, Jesus fasts for 40 days in the wilderness...
Relational Stewardship for Pastors

Relational Stewardship for Pastors

At some point in every leader’s journey, the Holy Spirit introduces the topic of stewardship. Our stewardship duties encompass many areas of life including the spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, intellectual, and financial domains of wellbeing. Our focus here...