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Emotional Health

Vulnerability, counseling, and the weight you carry home.

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Beyond The Numbers
Emotional HealthJul 22, 2026

Beyond The Numbers

You usually know the number before you know anything else about Monday. Someone texts it to you Sunday night, or it arrives in your inbox with the giving total.

A Pastor's Mid-Year Evaluation
Emotional HealthJul 8, 2026

A Pastor's Mid-Year Evaluation

We are halfway through another year of ministry. Before you move on to the second half, it is worth stopping long enough to ask how your own soul is

The Power of Quiet
Spiritual LifeJul 1, 2026

The Power of Quiet

Summer carries a different rhythm for most of us in ministry. The calendar loosens a little, attendance dips, and for a few weeks the demands feel less.

Crucial Vacations
Physical HealthJun 24, 2026

Crucial Vacations

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that only pastors know. It's not just the long hours or the emotional weight of walking with people through their.

Increase Your Resilience
Emotional HealthJun 3, 2026

Increase Your Resilience

There is a paradox between the strength and fragility of the human soul. As pastors, we know its vulnerability and suffer at the thought of lost and depraved.

Emotional Rule of Life
Emotional HealthMay 20, 2026

Emotional Rule of Life

You may have heard of a Rule of Life, but have you ever considered creating an Emotional Rule of.

We Can't Say Yes To Everything
LeadershipMar 19, 2026

We Can't Say Yes To Everything

For many pastors and church leaders, Easter is the most wonderful time of the year. It's also, if we're being honest, one of the most exhausting. Extra.

Relationship Triangles
LeadershipMar 4, 2026

Relationship Triangles

There's a particular kind of exhaustion that pastors rarely talk about openly. It's not the exhaustion of preaching or visitation or long board meetings. It's.

Beyond the Masks We Wear
Emotional HealthFeb 11, 2026

Beyond the Masks We Wear

We're now more than a month into the new year. If you're like most people, those ambitious New Year's resolutions are already gathering dust. The commitment to.

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