by Thom S. Rainer
There are a lot of us Baby Boomer pastors and Christian leaders around. And it’s cliché, but we aren’t getting any younger. It’s a quiet question that many are asking, but they are asking it nonetheless: What age should I retire?
Instead of responding with a ...
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Endurance
Why The Christian Struggle Is Real –
In North America, we have been trained to assume that if a process does not come easily to us, there must be something wrong. From the way we use technology, to the way we make shopping decisions, and even the way we learn and work, we often assume that struggle is bad. ...
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Practice What You Preach: Turning to Jesus In Exhaustion –
by Adam Weber
I became a pastor and started Embrace when I was twenty-four years old. It wasn’t my idea. I was available and God had a plan. We sent a couple of emails to see if anyone might be interested in coming to a meeting to hear about the possibility of starting a new ...
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Leadership Roundup: Articles Worth Reading –
10 Reasons Pastors Stay in a Tough Ministry - Chuck Lawless
Shepherds love their flock, even when the sheep are problematic and wandering. Sometimes a pastor remains invested in a congregation who are not as committed in return.
20 Things Leaders Need to Be Thinking in 2017 - ...
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The Courageous Choice to Stay –
Courage is a spiritual thing. That’s because courage and faith are linked for the Christian.
It takes no courage to make the choice where an outcome is clearly seen and the outcome is favorable. If you have the choice to go down Path A and Path B, and Path A looks like it was ...
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30 Lessons from Leading the Same Organization for 30 Years –
ESPN produces a series of documentary films entitled "30 for 30." They highlight important people and events in sports history. Each of these segments is powerful and engaging.
Today, I want to share with you my own 30 for 30. I want to call it 30 lessons I have learned in ...
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