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Spiritual Life
Roots that hold when ministry gets loud.
90 articles
Stewarding the work God has given you.
Most of us have heard “work smarter, not harder” so often that it barely registers. For pastors, though, the phrase deserves a second look, because harder is.
Hungry for God: Fasting as a Pastor’s Practice
Most pastors know what it is to be hungry in ways a meal can’t fix. You pour yourself out on Sunday, sit with a grieving family on Tuesday, untangle a staff.
The Quiet Weigth of Feeling Unseen
Ministry has a strange way of pouring you out faster than it fills you back up. If you’ve ever finished a full week of serving and still walked away wondering.
God is Faithful, Even when ministry is hard.
Pastoral ministry is rarely a straight line. There are seasons of overflow, when the work feels like a gift, and seasons of grinding, when you wonder if anyone.
When Compassion Runs Dry
You entered ministry because you love people. You wanted to sit with the grieving, pray over the sick, counsel the struggling, and point your congregation to.
Practicing Simplicity
Ministry rarely gets simpler on its own. It accumulates. Another program, another meeting on the calendar, another good idea that becomes a standing.
How Jesus Served Without Burning Out
The fall calendar has a way of filling before you have caught your breath from summer. Small groups relaunch, the worship center fills back in, ministry.
Healthy Rhythms for the Long Haul
Ministry has a way of running you flat. Between hospital visits, sermon prep, board meetings, and the quiet weight of carrying other people's grief, it's easy.
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
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