“Dear brothers and sisters, after we were separated from you for a little while (though our hearts never left you), we tried very hard to come back because of our intense longing to see you again.” – 1st Thessalonians 2:17 NLT
As a young pastor, I felt exactly as Paul describes ...
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8 Relationships You Can’t Live Without –
by Justin Lathrop
Being a leader is not easy. Not by a long shot. In fact, with all of the hard work and criticism we face, sometimes it can feel like a lonely, thankless job. At the same time, we were never made to go this alone.
Here are 8 relationships you can't live without ...
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When You’ve Lost Your Passion For Ministry –
Passion is a hard thing to describe or pin down. We sense when we have it and when it’s gone, but we aren’t sure how to explain where it comes from, or why we have it, or what to do when it goes away.
And because this is the case, it can be really tricky to figure out how to get ...
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3 Things to Remember When A Leader Falls –
Sometimes it seems like every time we turn around, there’s another church leader admitting moral failure. On the one hand, this shouldn’t surprise us. We’re each fallen human beings, one rebellious step away from making a decision like the Prodigal Son—to do it our way instead of ...
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