The plains city of Churchopolis rested peacefully in the heart of the Midwest. Every Sunday at 6 pm, the residents gather in the numerous local churches for evening worship. Each congregation shares a meal, then moves into their sanctuary to sing, pray, and hear a message from the Bible. Afterward, at 8 pm, each congregation…
Tag: pastoral ministry
Seeing Failures, Progress, People, and Grace
The more I learn about being a better pastor today, the more I understand my failures as a pastor yesterday. This helps me feel my need for grace.
A Mini-Memoir of Pastoral Burnout
Today I have a piece up at Fathom Mag on my experience of pastoral burnout. Here’s the intro: I knelt on the floor of my study all night, my forehead pressed into the carpet, my fists pressed against my temples. I pulled my hair and wept until I fell asleep, exhausted. Waking in a fetal…