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 Mark Hurlbut | Aug 6, 2024 | Pastors & Leaders Content
I am what you might call a recreational gardener. It’s a hobby I find great joy and satisfaction in. I love the reward of seeing the literal fruits of my labor season after season. One of the more difficult disciplines for me has been pruning. It just feels...
by Mark Hurlbut | Jul 24, 2024 | Pastors & Leaders Content
“But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me (1 Corinthians 15:10 ESV).” You will fulfill your ministry if you stay...
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 Mark Hurlbut | Jun 27, 2024 | Pastors & Leaders Content
I received a phone call from a woman who had recently begun attending the church I was pastoring. Even though I barely knew her, I could tell over the phone that she sounded distraught. She asked if she could come over and talk—like, right now. I said absolutely....
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...
