Depression and Replanting
I am a replanting pastor and I struggle with depression. I don’t think leading a replant…
Topic: Shepherding
Seasons of Replanting: Years 2 and 3
In a previous post, I addressed how to approach your first year in a church replant…
Seasons in a Replant: Five Priorities In Your First Year
As I write this, I am sitting at the 2 ½ mark in a church revitalization…
Difficult decisions: Firing a staff person
One of the joys in serving as a pastor is working with great people. One of…
Depression redeemed Pt 2: Medication
It would not be wise to live by a supposed faith, and cast off the physician…
5 practices to help prevent sex abuse in your church
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on the LifeWay Pastors blog. It is reproduced here with the…
Raising up preachers, Part 2
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a series written by Mark Hallock. You’ll find the…
Saying goodbye again
Even after 10 years of service on a church staff, a church planting residency, and two…
Leading when tragedy strikes
The day started like any other day. I got the kids up, took them to school,…
Difficult decisions: Deciding to go
We should never presume to definitively know that God’s call on a pastor’s tenure has come…