Author Archives: Michael D Johnson

Dear Pastor,  Life and ministry can be really, really hard. There are expectations, obligations, emergencies, obstacles, opportunities and more!  And as we seek to navigate through all of this and yet remain faithful to God and to our calling, we make mistakes. We make mistakes of judgment, we make mistakes of stewardship, we make mistakesContinueContinue reading “Do you give yourself grace?”

Let’s face it, in this world people look down upon or judge people because they are different in age, race or gender. Furthermore it seems that people look down upon others because of the different accomplishments, socio-economic status or skills/talents. I want to write this blog post to encourage you to not let people lookContinueContinue reading “Do not let anyone look down on you”

Dear Pastor, I know you understand what I am talking about.  You reach down deep, you try with all your might and you still just don’t have anything else to give. Whether it is to your congregation, your friends or your family, you just know that no matter how much you want to help themContinueContinue reading “Pastor Encouragement – When you have nothing to give”

Dear Pastor, What do you do when your friends, parishioners you love and respect, people who support you in every other way, don’t show up to Bible studies, worship services and ministry events that you have planned? I’m not talking about people who are on the fence, running from God or openly antagonistic towards you,ContinueContinue reading “When they don’t show up”