You might enjoy reading the interview with Michael Hyatt in Productive! Magazine. You can get a free pdf here. Also, I encourage you to get a copy of Hyatt’s new e-book Creating Your Personal Life Plan. You can still get a free copy here. Far too many church leaders (ministers, pastors, elders, etc.) begin coasting at… Continue reading Ministry Inside.39
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1. This may seem obvious but I want to stress how important it is to your sanity as a minister to choose your attitude. It really is a choice. Now before you move on to the next item in this post, let me encourage you to stop and think about this. Ministry is hard, difficult… Continue reading Ministry Inside.38
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Do you seek wisdom? Christian leaders need to desire and seek wisdom. Now maybe that is obvious. Yet, some of the mistakes ministers make with their congregations often come down to poor judgment and a lack of wisdom. Not every issue is a matter of right or wrong, moral orimmoral. Quite often, Christian leaders need… Continue reading Ministry Inside.37
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Each Thursday, I publish a post entitled “Ministry Inside.” These posts are especially directed toward ministers and church leaders. 1. Last week I heard Kenda Creasy Dean speak at Baylor University regarding her research at Princeton University that led to the book Almost Christian. While the research focused on youth in churches, the ramifications impact… Continue reading Ministry Inside.36
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1. I’ve mentioned this before but can’t stress enough the usefulness of Evernote. Evernote really is a wonderful filing system. In fact, this is the best filing system I have seen for those of us who deal with a variety of resources. Be sure to read this fine post by Michael Hyatt regarding the usefulness… Continue reading Ministry Inside.35
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Now this is an interesting blog . See Musings of a Christian Psychologist. Interesting. You may want to read this post “Who Owns the Pastor’s Sermons.” In a culture where there seems to be constant litigation, this is an interesting wrinkle. (Thanks to Michael Hyatt for linking to this site.) Check out this interview. Stephen… Continue reading Ministry Inside.34
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Cold Weather. I live in Waco, Texas. Charlotte and I have not experienced weather like this since we left Kansas City, Missouri, almost 18 years ago. Yet, if you live in Chicago or other cities to the north, we can’t even begin to compare. So I won’t say anything more about the weather.  Each… Continue reading Ministry Inside.33
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1. You might want to read Quick Guide to a Balanced Life – the Four Essential Questions by Bob Buford. Good thinking. 2. Good discussion of Stanley Fish’s book How to Write a Sentence. The article, The Art of Good Writing appears in The Financial Times. 3. Margaret Feinberg is a creative writer. Here she… Continue reading Ministry Inside.32
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(The following is part of a series I write once a week especially focused on particular concerns of church leaders. If this if your first visit to this blog and this doesn’t apply to you, please scroll down to other posts.) 1. I regularly read some book, article, etc. that is based on systems thinking.… Continue reading Ministry Inside.31
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One of the game changers for ministers is to prepare each week to preach and teach as well as to put something in the “crockpot.” Here is another way of saying this: Teach/preach this week but prepare for the future. Every seven days, I preach a sermon. Sundays seem to come around with great regularity.… Continue reading Ministry Inside.30