When You Work for the Church

Yes, Pastors, You are Professionals

Professionalism has nothing to do with the essence and heart of the Christian ministry. The more professional we long to

I’ve been on many retreats that focus on building community–with mealtimes filled with lively conversation, deliberate space created for sharing

How do you introduce change to a congregation and bring people along with you, especially when that change is from

I love learning. So even though I’m officially ending my pastoral ministry this month, even though I’m technically on vacation

Last Sunday was my last sermon and my last Sunday as lead pastor at my church–such a wonderful day filled

But you’re more than my pastor. We’re friends, so we can still go out to lunch together, can’t we? Can

Now I sense that the Spirit is blowing me in a new direction, to complete my ministry at Emmanuel and

How are we to engage the world of mission without being overwhelmed? As a local church, we have supported mission