Clergy self-care

Article 40 Ways to Welcome Your New Pastor
- By Bob Crossman
- Posted on April 23rd, 2013
Prepare for the Transition 1. Open your hearts and decide that you are going to love your new pastor. 2. Begin praying daily for the new pastor and family, even as you continue…
Article Work-Family Balance in Ministry
- By Teddy Ray
- Posted on April 23rd, 2013
Perhaps the two best-known leaders in the Christian movement from the 1950s into the 1980s were Billy Graham and Bill Bright. Both men influenced countless pastors who grew up in…
Article Review: Leadership that Fits Your Church
- By Eric Van Meter
- Posted on March 11th, 2013
Finding a good match between pastor and congregation is one of the great difficulties of all Christian denominations, regardless of the polity under which they operate…
Article Living in the Season
- By Sarah McGiverin
- Posted on February 26th, 2013
Our Lenten disciplines and programs are in full swing, and our sermons and Bible studies are keeping our congregations in the wilderness on the slow approach to Holy Week. …
Article The Quiet Pastor: Affirming Different Personalities in Ministry
- By Billy Doidge Kilgore
- Posted on January 31st, 2013
Pastors come in different shapes and sizes. Each one brings a unique ministry that is expressed through his or her personality. Pastors' personalities allow them to excel in some…
Article 5 Critical Mistakes for Ministers
- By Ministry Matters
- Posted on December 19th, 2012
1. Doing Everything Yourself You have to learn to delegate and give up the unrealistic expectation of perfection. You will only burn yourself out and rob others of the…