Chuck Wickman, the founder of Pastor In Residence Ministries, has commented that: “the primary stressor experienced by pastors, leading most often to forced resignation, is VISION CONFLICT, the ugly pastor/pew rift over how the life … Read More
Realistic Expectations
Snow is a novelty down here in the mid-south. We are used to a mild and moderate winter hovering between the high forties and low fifties with a short cold spell. As you know this … Read More
Isolation and Loneliness – The Danger Zone for Pastors
We are all familiar with the typical questions pastors get asked – “How big is your church? What’s your annual budget? How many services do you have?” But there is one question that pastors rarely … Read More
Bummed Out
Bummed out? What’s that? Let me share a story that might help define it. Within 5 minutes, even before we had ordered lunch, I could tell. Don—to use a great definition of being bummed out—was … Read More