by John Avant | Aug 28, 2024 | Pastors & Leaders Content
As I talk to pastors, especially in an election season like this, I often sense the deep frustration they feel in shepherding their people through a time like this. People are very angry and opinionated these days. It’s hard to know how much or how little to say, and...
by John Avant | Jul 11, 2024 | Pastors & Leaders Content
I just returned from leading a group of Life Action friends on an epic journey in Paul’s footsteps. On the first day there, we stood together on the beach at biblical Neapolis, the place where Paul landed in response to his Macedonian call. It was also the doorway for...
by John Avant | Jun 12, 2024 | Pastors & Leaders Content
Every ministry marriage needs a miracle. Ministry is just really hard on marriage. You need a miracle, either to make your marriage strong or to keep your marriage strong. Our marriage was in real trouble thirty years ago. We always fought and did not want to be...
by John Avant | May 1, 2024 | Pastors & Leaders Content
“The only bird that dares to peck an eagle is the crow. The crow sits on the eagle’s back and bites its neck. The eagle does not respond or fight with the crow; it does not spend time or energy on the crow. Instead, it opens its wings and rises higher in the heavens....
by John Avant | Apr 5, 2024 | Pastors & Leaders Content, Uncategorized
Easter has been a beautiful frustration for me in my years of pastoring. I knew we would have a big crowd, which is always wonderful; but it always felt to me like Jesus’ rising from the dead should make more of a difference on the Monday after Easter than it did. I...
