El romance divino de un Pastor y su esposa

Ray y Anne Ortlund han sido una inspiración para mí y mi esposa Kristi ellos nos han mostraron lo que es para pastores ocupados, líderes de ministerios ocupados y padres cristianos ocupados; ¡como vivir un romance como pareja con Jesús en el centro! Recientemente me encontré con la triste estadística de que el 95% de…

Soul Care for Pastors

If you search a bookstore or the Internet for resources to help pastors most of what you’ll find will be strategies and methods to be more successful as a pastor, preacher, or leader. Of course, these things are important but the source of our ministry as pastors and our effectiveness as leaders is our own intimacy with…

Stress Overload Inventory

Pastors and other leaders are especially vulnerable to stress overload, as well as to burnout, because it’s difficult to set boundaries when leading a ministry or caring for people in need pastors. Research on pastors and pastor’s wives have shown that they suffer from extreme stress, painful struggles, and often burnout. Stress Overload is from being chronically overstressed or going…

The Soul of a Leader Needs Shepherding

When the shepherds in our churches and Christian organizations are depressed, overstressed, or struggling with compulsive behavior, then the sheep they care for suffer. If pastors are not growing in their own intimacy with Jesus, then their ministry to others is diminished.  If ministry leaders are not setting aside ministry demands regularly to be still with…