
Isolated On a Pastoral Pedestal
Loneliness in leadership is never fun. It’s also less than necessary when it comes to living on a pedestal. Pastors are often surrounded by
Loneliness in leadership is never fun. It’s also less than necessary when it comes to living on a pedestal. Pastors are often surrounded by
Pastors are leaving vocational ministry at an alarming rate. Coupled with slow church planting, the problem threatens the church’s existence. The pandemic accelerated the pain,
A recent trip to Orlando found me in my favorite restaurant—the one with the golden arches. While stuffing my face with a Sausage McMuffin, I
Would you consider yourself a security guard, a hoarder or an equipper? You can describe most church leaders in one of these terms. We each
A friend recently revealed the “secret sauce” of Hope Chapels. He told me, “this is something you never teach, but I learned it from you
Juneteenth celebrations began in churches and rightly so. The holiday began one year after the Emancipation Proclamation reached Texas. The Confederate army had surrendered months
Thirty-nine years ago, Aaron Suzuki and I moved our families to Hawaii from Southern California. We had a strong church behind us yet had plans
Randall Ishida has stage four cancer. He’s on some kind of wonder drugs that actually might save his life. However, someone spread a social media
John 15 has a hold on me. I can’t seem to get out of the chapter and the one before it. I’ve been talking with
You could call this article “Where have all the people gone?” Or “Why are so many pastors leaving?” Churches are smaller, and not everyone
Legalism can be a symptom of self-idolatry. The words of John the Baptist come to mind – his words and actions tell us that Jesus
After seeing last week’s YouTube video one of my friends commented, “Ralph’s on another anti-legalism tirade. I guess I am and maybe have lived on
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