Dear Pastor, I want you to know that God takes pleasure in your company. He rejoices over you with singing. God calls you the apple of His eye. God is pleased as you sacrifice for His glory. God is pleased as you cheerfully serve His people. God is pleased as you unashamedly declare His gospel.ContinueContinue reading “God is pleased”
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Ministry is an ultramarathon
Dear Pastor, You and I are running a marathon (26.2 miles at once, are we crazy!). We might even say we are running an ultramarathon (anything over 26.2 miles). As ministers, we are not sprinting nor running a 5k (3.1 miles). This means that it takes time and furthermore, it takes a lot of energyContinueContinue reading “Ministry is an ultramarathon”
Every church has it
Every church has it: Drama. No matter how wonderful a church is, it still has drama. We all have difficulties, frustrations and “those people” in our churches. The reminder today is that every church and ministry has drama because they consist of fallen and imperfect people. Even if every single person in your church wasContinueContinue reading “Every church has it”
Making progress
Dear Pastor, Here is the thing about ministry: it’s never done. When we leave the office at night or get a phone call in the middle of the night, or head out on vacation, the work is never done. We may check a few things off our list, but many of the things we checkContinueContinue reading “Making progress”