Giving thanks is an essential part of stewardship
Give thanks more. Find ways to appreciate your givers. For pastors and stewardship leaders, giving thanks will make the work easier and more joyful for you and for givers.
Work needs boundaries
Work expands to fill the time allotted. I recommend that the clergy I coach set an ending time for their working day. If you are always working longer than you plan, you will wear yourself out.
Pastors, give yourself a gold star
The “priesthood of all believers” is aspirational, but it rarely happens in practice.
Summer reading: A selection
Whatever people say you should read, this summer I hope you read for pleasure.
What I learned from my mother for ministry
I inherited some vulnerabilities from my mother. But I also inherited some strengths. Here are some qualities that I learned from my mother that helped me as a pastor.