Personal development

Blog Sometimes People Don't Want to Learn
- By Ron Edmondson
- Posted on June 27th, 2012
You can’t teach someone who doesn’t want to learn. It is true. Perhaps you’ve tried. I’ve been worn out trying to teach principles I know someone needs…
Blog Addicted to the Institution
- By Bill Mefford
- Posted on April 30th, 2012
I remember when I was in seminary having a really strange conversation with another student. I remember him telling me that he saw the need for change in the United Methodist…
Blog Avoiding Unnecessary Mistakes
- By Shane Raynor
- Posted on April 9th, 2012
Have you ever given advice to someone knowing they were going to do the exact opposite of what you were telling them to do? It happens to me a lot, although I guess it’s…
Blog The Illusion of Pastoral Effectiveness
- By Matthew L. Kelley
- Posted on February 27th, 2012
The acceptance of reality is always a liberation from the burden of illusion that we strive to justify by our errors and our sins. ~Seasons of Celebration, p. 116 What are the…
Blog Can You Preach on Something You Haven't Mastered?
- By Ron Edmondson
- Posted on February 7th, 2012
I often get emails from pastors wondering, Can I, as a pastor, preach about a subject that I know I’m struggling with or an area I know that I’m weak in? You may have …
Blog Health of a Leader
- By Ron Edmondson
- Posted on December 27th, 2011
I work with a lot of church leaders. One thing I’ve discovered, if they let me get close enough inside their real world, is that many are hurting. They are facing burnout…