This Scripture is found in 2 Timothy 4:2 and is often repeated to pastors at their ordination. It is sound wisdom and we will do well to follow it but we also should remember that this comes from God's Word and therefore reveals God's will for each of us as His ministers. But I wonderContinue reading "Be prepared in season and out of season"

Dear pastor You are loved. You matter to God. He sees you, hears your cries and knows the struggles in your life. God is present right there with you. He is working on your behalf. He is availing, providing and sourcing all that you need. Though life and ministry might seem bleak, stalled out orContinue reading "The gospel for pastors"

Here are a few things that I believe pastors and PKs (Pastors' Kids) see that others sometimes miss. The church and ministry, though mysterious in many ways, are also simply physical expressions of things that we choose to believe and the activities we choose to engage in It is not the perfection of the participantsContinue reading "Things that pastors and PKs see"

Dear pastor, I have told you before how much you matter to God. But in this post, I want to mention how the stuff that you do day to day matters. It is so easy to think that the little things we do daily (like checking email, sending text messages, calling people, making social mediaContinue reading "The stuff we do matters"