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Practical Leadership Content for Small and Midsize Churches
Real guidance for pastors navigating the challenges of everyday ministry.
Leading a small or midsize church comes with unique pressures. From burnout and soul care to church strategy and team development, our articles and podcast guides address the issues church leaders face every week.
Failing My Own Test
Not a day went by that I didn’t mentally highlight at least one of the areas that I was failing in. In my mind, there was an image of a mature, Godly leader that I was never going to be able to attain because I continued to fall further and further behind no matter how hard I tried.
95Podcast 312 Summary – Leadership Lessons Discovered Over The Years (w/ Tim Sprankle)
“I want to represent pastors of smaller churches and say: we can lead well, too.”
Is Leadership Compound Interest Working For Or Against You?
An unwillingness to change will always work against us. The cost of correcting a character flaw or lack of training is much cheaper in our twenties than in our forties or fifties. Simply put, the reason so many leaders are unwilling to change is that they can no longer afford the price.
95Podcast 311 Summary – Deeply Loved: Receiving & Reflecting God’s Great Empathy For You (w/ Bill & Kristi Gaultiere)
“Empathy doesn’t equal agreement. It equals caring, hearing, and understanding.”
Blindspots Eventually Lead To Being Blindsided!
The reason you get blindsided isn’t just to stop you from being effective today. It’s much more than that. The ultimate purpose is to destroy your ability to be effective in the future.
95Podcast 310 Summary – Burn The Boxes: Becoming Who God Made You To Be As A Pastor’s Wife (w/ Whitney Shafer)
“It’s not ministry that’s killing you; it’s the boxes and stereotypes you’re trying to live in.”
Do You Ever Feel Exposed?
My heart surgeon considered the stress of ministry to be a major contributor to my condition, which he termed a “widow-maker.”
95Podcast 309 Summary – The Missions Course (w/ Matt Sonke)
“People go through their whole Christian life without realizing there’s a whole side of the world with no access to the gospel.”
A Lifetime In The Making: Comparing Myself To Others
It’s a hard cross to bear when you believe that Jesus is disappointed with you.
95Podcast 308 Summary – Shaping Student Ministry Through G6 Allies (w/ Ian Dunaway)
“We pastors have not been good or healthy on the whole for generations.”
Do You Have The Look?
In most instances, the pressure we feel is coming from the inside. But we keep pressing on, and the very joy of living gets sucked right out of us.
