Ministry doesn’t pause. Not when you’re tired. Not when your soul is dry. Not when your family’s fraying.

The demands don’t lessen because your capac...

Last week was Easter. You’d think after three decades of doing this, I’d be past the pressure by now.

But there it was again.
That little voice…

This...

Last week, a pastor I coach said something I think every pastor feels but rarely says out loud.

“I always feel like I should be doing more.”

His chu...

You were told you were called. So you followed.
You studied. Preached. Served. Led.
And somewhere along the way, you started to feel trapped.

You didn’...

I thought I was doing it right. I spent years believing I had cracked the code—family, ministry, life—balanced like a pro. I wasn’t one of those pasto...

Fourteen years ago, I walked off a stage after speaking at a pastor’s conference, and I felt…empty. Not because I didn’t believe in what I had said, b...

I got up to use the bathroom at 3 AM and saw my 8 AM flight to Asheville was delayed two hours. Great. That’s going to mess up my day. When my alarm w...

Twenty years ago, I was a sermon-polishing junkie—one minute of prep for every minute in the pulpit. Bible college and seminary beat it into me.  And ...

Let me ask you an uncomfortable question: Can your church function without you? Many leaders would say, "No, my church needs my leadership." I say, if...