Why Do Pastors Burn Out in Ministry?

I've been in the ministry now long enough that once in a while I get a call or a text from a younger pastor who says he's burning out. Maybe an older pastor who says he's burning out. And I certainly know that temptation as well. Now first we have to define what burnout is. Burnout can be a physic...

Oct 15, 2025

Should Every Believer Pursue Theology Formally?

You know, God has made Christians in all shapes and sizes and flavors, and there are some Christians, not a lot, but there are some Christians with such an incredibly high level of intelligence that you just, you feel kind of dumb just being around them. And then there's the rest of us. We're just p...

Oct 13, 2025

How Do I Find a Spiritual Mentor?

In our church, in an organized fashion, and also organically, and in your church perhaps in an organized fashion, or also organically, we have a word that we all love, and that is discipleship. Discipleship at its core is really one believer pouring into the life of a less mature believer and showin...

Oct 8, 2025

What's the Role of the Church in My Community?

The Church of Jesus Christ does, by necessity and really by mandate, interact with our own communities. After all, the Great Commission is for us to go into the world and to share the good news of Jesus Christ and the gospel and to baptize people in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Sp...