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Pastor Burnout

Pastor Burnout
If ever there was a career path that was uniquely vulnerable to burnout, it is the pastor/minister. It is estimated that 40% of pastors and 47% of pastors spouses report suffering from burnout.  According to some sources, 33% of pastors experience burnout within the first five years of ministry.  Other sources suggest 1500 pastors per…
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The Cobled Path to Peace

The Cobled Path to Peace
World peace is a journey That begins with a single, faltering stepUpon the cobbled path of inner peace. Inner peace is theperfection of inner healing.Inner healing is the fruit of acceptance.Acceptance is the tree of lifeThat springs forth from Love.Love is the seed.Christ is the Seed. God is Love. God loves us…All. All of us.…
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Is it Godly Leadership or Control?

Is it Godly Leadership or Control?
In an organization, leaders generally consider themselves in the right. It is part of the paradigm they create for themselves: if you have succeeded in making your way to the top of an organization, then, by definition, the values for which you stand, must be right, because they have been authenticated and validated by peers…
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What is Burnout?

What is Burnout?
It was a season of a lot going on.  New projects, lots of pressure.  I was off balance in almost every area of my life.  Working 14 hour days, 7 days a week with no down time with constant demands from many different directions - it was a stressful season to say the least.   The…
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Intimacy with God Reflection

Intimacy with God Reflection
Rhythms of the Heart.   The key to a rich and dynamic spirituality in the cultivation of intimacy with God.  This is a process like any journey with each step yielding a great sense of peace.  Spring boarding from the story of the Ten Virgins in Matthew 25, we reflect upon the imagery within the story…
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Being More or Doing More?

Being More or Doing More?
The wrestle with the dichotomy of being and doing comes from the emptiness that often accompanies doing religious things out of religious obligation. The idea that we have to do things for God for love, acceptance, duty, forgiveness. For many Christians this thinking sets us up for spiritual burnout. Many pastors burn out because they…
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Jesus Laughed

Jesus Laughed
Faith can be a very serious matter,  but let's face it - some folks look like they have been baptized in prune juice!    Throughout history, faith has had profound impact both positively and negatively but is faith always so intense that it never smiles or laughs? Throughout scripture we have a number of instances…
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Love Your Wife Well: Affection

Love Your Wife Well: Affection
I remember a comedian talking about his relationship with his wife and trying to navigate the complexities of a woman,  and how often we get, what we as men think, are “mixed signals.”  It was funny because I think many men have scratched their head in total confusion about what exactly women want - They…
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The Double Bottom Line – Meaningful Profits

The Double Bottom Line – Meaningful Profits
Ted Leonsis has reached the top of the proverbial success heap.  With a very impressive resume’, Leonsis, a billionaire has devoted himself to not only financial success but life success. Leonsis worked 15 years with AOL earning himself the position of Vice Chairman and President.  He founded Monumental Sports and Entertainment which manages three top…
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Untangling Unity

Untangling Unity
Early in October I had a wonderful experience with a number of  folks in North Carolina.  It was marvelous for several reasons, the people were delightful in their own ways with their own expressions of the Kingdom and the Gospel story.  There were folks from Australia, Germany, the UK, Canada and from many of the…
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