This blog helps pastors and church leaders foster spiritual discernment and maintain a healthy work-life balance, offering reflections and practical advice to lead with clarity and purpose rooted in a strong connection with God.
The summer, we are working through a number of discernment processes in our church. In fact, if we can survive these changes, it greatly increases my confidence in this process. First, we are altering the church budget. In order to bring expenses ...
As we navigate through two discernment processes at our church, I am a bit overwhelmed with the potential change. While the prospective shifts seem promising and life-giving to our congregation, there are some among us who are resistant to any lev...
As we navigate cultural and sociological changes, the pathway can be obscure. How do we balance differing opinions, program history and congregational expectations? How do we figure out the right paths in our decision-making? I have to admit , it ...
Nichole Nordeman wrote a song entitled Small Enough. In the song, she is seeking an accessible encounter with God. She asks, Oh, great god, be small enough to hear me now . . . Certainly, we desire an approachable God who is able to relate o...
As I am preparing for this week’s sermon, a particular phrase in the text struck me. Paul is praying for the Ephesian church (and other churches who would receive this letter). He wants them to fully experience what it means to know Jesus. The ph...
This coming Sunday, we are beginning a book study in Ephesians. For the next several months, we will be walking through Paul’s letter. I have to admit, some of the passages are going to be challenging. Paul delves deep into God’s salvation plan an...
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