Pastors

The healthy effects of taking a break.

A furious line of thunderstorms pounded our area this week. Windows left open meant the carpet was as soaked as the lawn.

Your effectiveness as a leader depends a lot on what you do when no one is looking—the private spiritual disciplines you engage in to grow closer to Jesus.

If silence is "weird," why do we want to engage in it at all, much less make time for it as a spiritual practice?

Little Josh wanders the three-year-old room at Promiseland, stopping first at the art station to color a picture of Jesus, which he embellishes with a few lines and circles meant to be Thomas the train.

Summer is never endless when you're an adult. It seems like you blink and it's gone.

Assessment Pack

In ministry it's easy to forget our own development while we attend to the needs others.

Determine if you need to recharge your emotional reserves.