Ministry is difficult. One of the challenging parts of ministry is how to cope with the reality that our spiritual lives and our relationships are often intertwined. As a minister, I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes when someone pushes away from church, I take it personally. I view …
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3 Core Leadership Traits
Today I’m going to play off of Tuesday’s Check it Out that linked to this post. I’ve written before that I spend a lot of time thinking through things. As I’ve started at a new church and am building new relationships, I find myself thinking about those new relationships a …
The Leadership Mystery
I’ve always been enamored by people who could cook using cast iron pots and pans. For years they seemed to have been a mystery to me. Then, starting in January, I began cooking my breakfast every morning using a cast iron pan. I learned how to prep the pan, how …
Lessons from the Farm: Boundaries
Stampede! Or, at least in my mind that’s what I thought was happening. Granted, now, I realize there was definitely a flare for the dramatic in my response, but I was still pretty green at the whole thing. We were “driving” cattle, which meant we were trying to move them …
Lessons From the Farm: Traditions
We are continuing our Lessons from the Farm series this week. If you’ve missed any of the posts, or want a refresher from years past, please click around catch up! Growing up I spent countless hours on tractors. When plowing, I would make “rounds” which meant driving down one side …