The below excerpt is from my book The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life and Ministry. Can you imagine how effective you could become if you allowed God to direct your time? According to James, if you need wisdom about something, all you need to do is ask God, and He will give it to you (see Jas. 1:5). … Read More
Leaders Teach the Word
“Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.” — Hebrews 13:7 (NLT)
Zwingli On Christ’s Faithfulness
“Christ, having sacrificed himself once, is to eternity a certain and valid sacrifice for the sins of all faithful.” – Huldrych Zwingli (January 1, 1484 – October 11, 1531), Father of the Swiss Reformation
The Importance of Good Leadership
“Without wise leadership, a nation falls; with many counselors, there is safety.” – Proverbs 11:14 (NLT)
Broadus on the Necessity of Powerful Preaching
“In every age of Christianity, since John the Baptist drew crowds into the desert, there has been no great religious movement, no restoration of Scripture truth, and reanimation of genuine piety, without new power in preaching, both as cause and as effect.” – John Albert Broadus, dubbed “the world’s greatest living preacher” by Charles Spurgeon
Big Announcement: Pastor leadership retreat now virtual
Big News — no travel now required for our next big pastor leadership event: the 2022 Renegade Pastors Conference. Join me Tuesday, March 15 – Thursday, March 17 for 3 packed days of online training. Open exclusively to Senior Pastors at a Super Early Bird rate, plus you can sign up your spouse for FREE! You will join me and … Read More
Breaking the Cycle of Stress: The Big Sleep
Sometimes the best thing you can do to accomplish more is to get some much-needed rest. That is the idea behind the big sleep—a concept we came across several years ago and have made great use of ever since. Let’s say it is Thursday afternoon. You are trying to pull things together for an upcoming weekend commitment, but because of … Read More
Managing Stress: Let It Go
The below excerpt is from my book The Renegade Pastor’s Guide to Managing the Stress of Ministry. If we don’t develop the habit of decompressing after every stressful day, and even during each day, we will carry that stress with us everywhere. And the effects will devastate our ministries and our family lives. In order to decompress effectively, take these opportunities … Read More
Leaders Trust in the Lord
“Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.” —Psalm 37:3-4 (NLT)
McGavran on the Christian Mission
“Christian mission is bringing people to repent of their sins, accept Jesus Christ as Savior, belong to His Body the Church, do as He commands, go out and spread the Good News, and multiply churches.“ – Donald McGavran, father of the Church Growth Movement, missionary to India and China, one of the premier missiologists of the twentieth century December 15, 1897 … Read More