Pastoral Struggles and Advice Zone

Ministry can be tough. So many pressures can bear down on you at once. Find advice and tips below to help you cope with and adjust your approach to challenges and struggles in ministry. You are not alone.

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Starter UNPLANNED URGENCY

Urgency is a 2-sided coin. 

Urgency in Ministry
Starter FAITH REQUIRES RISK

What are you trying that will only succeed if God is in it?

Risk in Ministry
Starter PREPARATION PREVENTS PERSPIRATION!

We’ve all had events creep up on us. We KNOW that preparation is the key to success, but why is it so hard to be prepared in advance?

Preparation in Ministry
Starter JOY IN PERSEVERANCE

Have you ever wanted to quit? Toss in the towel? Take this job and… well, you get the idea. Just remind yourself of one simple fact...

Perseverance in Ministry
Starter Become an Intentional Leader!

If you want to have a productive and successful week of ministry, allow me to give you a few practical tips on how be an INTENTIONAL LEADER.

Intentional Leadership
Starter MAKE IT A BOLD NEW YEAR!

THE NEW YEAR IS HERE! How's it going so far?

Ministry Assessment
Plus Why Our Kids Ministries Should be More Like Mr. Rogers and Less Like Disney

One of the pressures that kids pastors face from parents, leaders, or themselves, and sometimes it’s all three, is to be like Disney.

Structure of Ministry
Plus How Do I Start Over After COVID?

Starting over doesn’t mean we go back to the same old same old. It means that we must turn to God for wisdom, learn from our past, and lean on each other.

Covid-19 Reopen Resource
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