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Pastor, What Do You Do for Fun?
If you put so much time into ministry that you don't have time for fun, here's why you need to make time.
Are Churches Fixing Problems No One Cares About?
People who don’t attend church aren’t as angry as we think. They’re apathetic. Anger would be easier to deal with.
Rest Is Not an Option
The dangerous effects of our fast-paced lives on ministry
Bringing Innovative Strategies to an Established Small Church
Three starter principles to help an existing church move from stuck and dying to healthy and innovative.
Take Time to Color
Coloring took my mind off ministry long enough to meet with God.
I Am Not Rocky Balboa
And retreating from a fight doesn’t always mean defeat.
Vacation Resources for Cash-Strapped, Weary Pastors
Don’t let a shortage of funds prevent you from getting away.
Adapt Or Die: 6 Steps to Becoming an Innovative Church
How to foster an atmosphere where new ideas are celebrated and the gospel is honored.
6 Things I've Learned Hanging Out with Addicts
Stepping out to the margins blew up my ministry.
Want People to Come to Church? Email them!
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Forgetting Yourself on Purpose
To lead is to take a walk with your Lord.
It's Time for Busy Ladies to Give It a Rest
How to find the downtime you never realized you had.
The Prodigal Daughter
What I said when a pastor friend asked me to preach after his daughter strayed.
Sunday Through a Pastor’s Eyes
Or why pastors need naps!
The Barnacles of Life
What Dallas Willard taught me about living the Jesus way in ministry.
How Does Your Week Look?
5 pastors share how they structure their schedules.
When Rest Is the Only Solution
In ministry there’s always more work to do. That’s why it’s essential to stop.
Tom Nelson: What Is Biblical Rest?
Rest does not mean inactivity.
Free Yourself to Pause and Take a Break
Surrender to God’s desire to shape your soul

Top Story May 11, 2024

Marilynne Robinson Reads Genesis Without Anxiety
Marilynne Robinson Reads Genesis Without Anxiety
Unperturbed by debates over the book’s relationship to modern thought, she helps us appreciate its marriage of literary structure and theological claims.

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