Dear Pastor, I have a confession to make: I don’t really know what I am doing.  Don’t get me wrong. I have been trained. I have completed A LOT of schooling and I regularly read books and articles. On top of that, I have over 20 years of ministry experience. But the reality is thatContinue reading "I don’t know what I am doing"

Pastors have a million things pressing them from every side. Just to list all the things that pastors do (or are unrealistically expected to do) is overwhelming.  And we have so many obligations and people expect so many different things from us (and we expect so much of ourselves) we often get tired, and fatiguedContinue reading "Waiting before the Lord, waiting on the Lord"

It is easy to paint an imaginary picture of pastoral ministry and/or the people we maybe one day could minister to. But the reality is that God brings upon our path those He desires that we pastor. This doesn't let us off the hook for seeking people out, or for praying for more open doorsContinue reading "Pastoring whomever God leads you to"

Dear pastor, It often feels like all I have to do to really help my church to become healthy and vibrant and successful is to: Call a few (or ten) more people per weekVisit more people every weekText more people every weekInvite more people to churchAsk people better questionsMake sure to remember more details aboutContinue reading "If I just add a few things to my schedule…"