Leadership
Leading From Second Place
This is a follow-up to my very first blog post on this site, 5 Things Your Number Two Needs From You, where I encouraged lead pastors and other leaders to make sure that they are being intentional with how they lead the leaders under them. If you’re in a place of leadership, I would encourage…
Read MoreShred It
Has anyone else spent time this past year thinking about what other career they could be doing besides ministry? The thought entered my mind a few times, and I am certain I am not alone. Many of us have experienced an exodus of people, hurtful comments, betrayal, depression, abandonment…you name it and EFCA East Pastors…
Read MoreLeading Through Pain
By a show of hands, how many of you have experienced some type of pain over the past year or so? I know I can’t see them lifted, but humor me and do it anyway? For the record, both of my hands are lifted pretty high. With all sincerity and candor, as I type I’ve…
Read MoreChoose Your Adventure
Many of you are most likely familiar with the Choose Your Own Adventure, or Secret Path Books. In these series of children’s books, where each story is written from a second-person point of view, the reader assumes the role of the main character, and makes choices that determine the outcome of the book. We are…
Read MoreWhen The Leaders Are Tired
I’m tired. I’m really tired. My guess is many of you are tired too. The last thing we need is to rehash all the things that have worn us down. We also don’t need more theology on rest. This isn’t some sort of devotional to inspire you not to be tired. I don’t really…
Read MoreWhat’s Your Next Move?
“You’re like a chess piece that God has moved around the board.” What was I supposed to make of that comment as I interviewed for a middle school pastor role in my forties? Rewind many years. In the Lord’s sovereign grace toward me, he has disrupted my plans and my ambitions at many points in my life. To say that my vocational pathway has been like taking the scenic route is a huge understatement. However, when I landed the middle school pastor job…
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