Category: Pastor Encouragement

Gay and I were celebrating our wedding anniversary last week at Capital Grille. We had a great time and I was sitting there thinking, “What makes this a great restaurant? Why do I feel special here?” And I deducted it was four things: Then I got thinking, “What makes a church a great church? How […]

Well, how was Easter? I feel like it was just yesterday!  We, as pastors and staff, work so hard heading towards the biggest weekend of the year.  Please respond to this email and let me know how your Easter service went. We had a blast! Eight services – two Friday night, two Saturday, then the […]

There is not a lot of thanks in ministry. People come to you with their problems, you love everybody, but very few come back to say thanks. Jesus experienced this too (Luke 17:11-19 – Ten lepers healed, one came back to give thanks!) But I want to say thank you…to you! Thank you for answering […]

I am so sorry for missing January’s Note to Pastors.  To be honest, it has been a difficult couple of months – the move to Kansas City, Gay being back in Phoenix, the new job, reevaluating life, etc. One of the bright spots has been my friends and my brother. I will be caught up […]

The Apostle Paul said at the end of his life, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only […]

I saw this saying on LinkedIn this month and thought it appropriate to ministry: Marriage is hard. Divorce is hard. Choose your hard. Obesity is hard. Being fit is hard. Choose your hard. Being in debt is hard. Being financially disciplined is hard. Choose your hard. Communication is hard. Not communicating is hard. Choose your […]