3 Ways Out of Ministry Burnout

3 Ways Out of Ministry Burnout

By Peter White Burnout can have a way of pouncing on you, like one of the old Calvin and Hobbes cartoons. I can still remember my first panic attack. I say “first” because it wasn’t the only one. I’m walking down the hallway back to my office after a meeting. All of a...
Sabbath For Ministry Leaders

Sabbath For Ministry Leaders

By Peter White “Sunday is a work day.” I have a distinct memory when I worked on staff at a church of the senior pastor saying this to us in a staff meeting. It was a big, downtown church. A lot of stuff happened on Sunday—multiple worship services of...
Two Kinds of Battles

Two Kinds of Battles

by Ken Janke There are two kinds of battles we face in life: internal and external. On the surface, we see the external battles playing out around us—conflicts with others, challenging circumstances, health issues, and more. As James says, there is another battle that...
A Great Storm in the Wilderness

A Great Storm in the Wilderness

by Angie Steinke I remember the first time I read the  poem, The Man Watching  by Rainer Maria Rilke, it was back in the late 90’s featured in a beautiful book by Ken Gire titled: Windows of the Soul – Hearing God in the Everyday Moments of Your Life ....
Dangerously Tired

Dangerously Tired

by Angie Steinke Journal Entry – July 22nd, 2018 I’m sitting here at the desk in the single occupancy room at a retreat center, entering into a reflection time as we enjoy an evening  of silence and solitude. We had been given a diagnostic test of sorts...

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