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  • influential pastors that the next generation are watching

    influential pastors that the next generation are watching

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    In our extra-polarized American society, who will be the role model and moral compass for the next generation? Whether we’re looking for churches that are effectively reaching millennials or Gen Z, or being inter-generational or multi-generational, it’s a challenging time to develop one’s preaching skills, to pastor a local church, and to build a good…

  • Free Care and Support for Women in Ministry

    Free Care and Support for Women in Ministry

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    There are times you need help from other people to care for you. It’s not a sign of weakness to ask for help; it’s simply a sign of humanity and humility.

  • 4 More Things for Naïve Pastors to Know

    4 More Things for Naïve Pastors to Know

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    Good Bible teaching and right theology alone will not get pastors prepared for a lifetime of fruitful ministry. That textbook knowledge has to be translated and developed into skillful practices, wise insights through healthily-processed life experiences, and gracious humility for all human kind. One research showed that most pastors and clergy don’t last in ministry…

  • Naive pastors and the unexpected pain of pastoring

    Naive pastors and the unexpected pain of pastoring

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    The Bible talks on several occasions about suffering. And you don’t have to be a Christian, or even a spiritual person, to know that the world has too much suffering for inexplicable reasons. But, what do you do with that reality? Some teach that one should detach from suffering but that could become confused and…

  • Naive pastors don’t know psychology and sociology

    Naive pastors don’t know psychology and sociology

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    Pastoring and leading is primarily about people. It’s not only about people. It is so much more. And as much as we study the Bible or go thru years of seminary training, to prepare for Gospel ministry, that’s not the half of it. The Bible is Not Enough I was naïve enough to think that…

  • Naive Pastors Don’t Understand Power

    Naive Pastors Don’t Understand Power

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    I’d like to believe that a majority of people go into pastoral ministry with sincerity to help people and good intentions. Many of them with a sense of calling from God as far as they understand. The reality with pastoring involves a ton more than sincerity. Seminary doesn’t prepare you for it. Even life itself…

  • Naive Pastors, Here is How Leadership Really Works

    Naive Pastors, Here is How Leadership Really Works

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    I’ve been stewing on this topic in recent months, especially when it’s surfaced in my conversations with pastors and church leaders. The topic revolves around the dissonance between what’s taught about leadership versus what it actually takes to become a better leader. I’ve heard many accomplished pastors, those who write the books and talk about…

  • a list of millennial pastors under 40

    a list of millennial pastors under 40

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    Who are the pastors that will speak to the next generation, in the midst of statistics that say so many millennials are leaving the institutional organized church? Here are some of the millennial pastors that speak to their generation (listed in no particular order): Of course, there are many many more millennial pastors under the…

  • What is the line between recruiting versus poaching pastors and church staff?

    What is the line between recruiting versus poaching pastors and church staff?

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    Working in the church context comes with a unique dynamic with employment, job transitions, and staffing. By contrast, in most other professional jobs, someone can submit a 2-week notice to resign from a job and go to another job. Etiquette expert Peggy Post shared these basic steps for quitting: Tell your supervisor. Establish a last…

  • Preachers Over 75 Still Preaching Regularly

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    There are some preachers don’t retire, even though it’s certainly well within one’s rights and privileges to do so. ICYMI, the full retirement age is now 67 here in the United States. The good thing about a timely retirement and a church leadership transition done well is how that can be a healthy thing for…

  • When a Pastor Leaves a Church for Unknown Reason

    When a Pastor Leaves a Church for Unknown Reason

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    Some changes happen in the world of church leadership, that are more understandable, when it is a senior pastor retiring due to old age, or a lead pastor has decided to take a new ministry call by going to a different church in a different location. What’s shocking and disillusioning is when there’s a scandal…

  • Asian American Pastors on Megachurch Staff

    Asian American Pastors on Megachurch Staff

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    Churches intent on reaching as many people as possible, like megachurches, some are staffing up with BIPOC pastors like Asian Americans