3 Ways to Lead Through Times of Fear & Uncertainty

"We have never seen anything like this." At the time of this writing, the COVID-19 Virus has been labeled a “pandemic”, businesses are suspending operations...

Pastoral Care During the Current Normal

Pastoral care doesn’t stop during a crisis. Care may now be more critical than ever! I am not implying that ONE pastor needs to...

More Than Meets the Eye

“Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil and let us see what we are made of.” —Charles Spurgeon I agree with Charles...

When Addiction Is a Good Thing

If you know my wife, you know how much she loves coffee. To her, it’s a non-negotiable. She has to have three cups every...

3 Reasons to Return to In-person Work As Soon As Possible

For the past two years, you haven’t had much of a say in where you and your staff worked.  Hopefully, moving forward into 2022,...

Margin for Your Body

Had a great time in Grand Rapids last week and a busy weekend.  I had six hours of driving Thursday, eight Friday (plus teaching),...

Seizing Back to School Gospel Moments

It has already started. Emails from school districts, school supply lists at your local Walmart and Target, shiny new shoes, and lunch box and...

4 Urgent Tasks of Great Leaders

Every leader has a title; not every leader has impact.   In my book Measuring Success, I share how twenty years ago, some of the...

Possibility Thinking, Part Two

Last week, I wrote about the power of Possibility Thinking, and the three things it helps you escape. In that post, I told you...

3 Ways to Love Your Position

he longer you’re in a leadership position, the easier it can be to begin to feel disillusioned with everything. You get tired of the...
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Pastor, Your Audience Is Always Changing

Al Maury pulled the old beat-up Volkswagen bus into the bank parking lot on Decatur Street and killed the engine.  As the six seminary students...

Sabbaths and Study Blocks: Essentials for Pastors – by Jim Graff

I wasn't mentored by people who took a sabbath. Actually, one of my mentors died early. One of the things he said before his...

5 Great Ways to Grow Your Leadership

In order to grow stronger churches, we need to become better leaders. It’s a continual process and we never arrive. How are you growing...