NEW! The Ultimate Resource List for Intentional Pastors
The responsibilities of a pastor are wide-ranging. In this Ultimate Resource List for Intentional Pastors, you'll find tools to help you do ministry, lead the church intentionally, and be more productive.
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According to a new study released by CovidReligionResearch.org, only 33% of churches were seeing some or much growth in 2023.
30% were experiencing much decline. 24% were experiencing some decline. And 12% were classified as stable. Or what I would call plateaued.
To say it more succinctly,...
In case you haven't heard, a lot went down recently at the 2024 Stronger Men's Conference between Mark Driscoll and John Lindell, the lead pastor of James River Church and the leader of the conference.
As I saw what happened, I felt it important to use this as a teaching moment.
So, below you'll...
Meet John. He’s been laboring as a pastor for almost seven years. He has worked at a couple different churches but has run into the same roadblocks at both.
He’s starting to recognize that he needs to make some shifts in the way he operates as a pastor. He wants to lead and serve with...
What’s better than seeing people surrender to Jesus?! I can’t come up with much. Seeing new people engage in the church and begin following Jesus is one of the most exciting and encouraging things we get to witness.
But for many churches, the new people don’t seem to be coming...
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Want to get more organized and intentional when it comes to pastoral care? In this video, I show you a powerful system for pastoral care using the free software, Notion.
The work of a pastor is quite unique.
On any given day, you could be counseling a couple with a struggling marriage, planning a community outreach event, dealing with some HR concerns within your team, researching for a Bible Study, preparing for a sermon, reviewing building plans for an upcoming...
The perfect worship service doesn’t exi…
or maybe it does?
Think about it… What would make for a perfect worship service? A perfect Sunday?
What would happen? What wouldn’t happen?
If there’s a conversation you and your leadership team should have within the next...
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As a pastor, you are constantly managing projects. In this video, I'm going to show you how to get more done in ministry through project management in Notion.
This is the second video on my Ministry Dashboard in Notion.
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Have you wanted to make the most of Notion for your ministry work as a pastor or church leader? I've been using Notion extensively since mid-2022 and I have developed a system I love.
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What doesn’t kill you makes you…
My guess is that you would finish that sentence with, makes you stronger.
But are you living as if that’s true?
Many people, pastors even, in today’s society are not.
Instead, they look at challenge as harmful. Comfort as king....
Momentum. It’s hard to get and easy to lose. Especially in the church.
There are seasons that things feel “up and to the right” no matter what you do. People are coming to faith. Testimonies are being shared of growth and discipleship. The energy is in the air.
The...
Each week in ministry presents an array of tasks demanding our attention. We find ourselves constantly shifting between routine administrative duties and more profound, contemplative work.
This dynamic can pose a significant challenge.
So, how can we, as pastors, make the most of our time to...
