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PPX204 When There’s Nothing to Do 09.09.2019 5:24 ↓

How to you use your ministry time wisely when there are no pressing tasks? Here are three ideas.

PPX203 Everything But the Main Thing 06.09.2019 6:47 ↓

It’s been a hazard in ministry from the time of the early church. But there is a remedy.

PPX202 Getting Refocused 02.09.2019 6:34 ↓

It's not easy to make the shift from holidays back into the work and ministry routine. Here are a few steps I'm taking to get my head back where it needs to be. 

PPX201 Holiday Brain 29.08.2019 5:53 ↓

How do you detach and ensure you get a real break from work?

PPX200 How to Increase Church Giving 22.08.2019 4:43 ↓

Too many churches and pastors live in crisis mode when it comes to finances. Here are some principles to break out of that pattern.

PPX199 Are You a Consumer or Producer? 19.08.2019 6:44 ↓

This could change the way you look at social media and entertainment. (Plus give you a very cool parenting idea.)

PPX198 Trust Busters and Trust Builders 15.08.2019 7:13 ↓

There are things leaders do that can destroy trust or fortify it. Do you know what those things are in your context?

PPX197 Pastors and Toastmasters 12.08.2019 6:22 ↓

A quick plug for Toastmasters and the benefits for pastors in joining a club.

PPX196 When Should a Pastor Move? 08.08.2019 5:21 ↓

I was asked this question in an interview recently. Here’s my 2-bits.

PPX195 Retirement Isn’t the Endgame 06.08.2019 5:56 ↓

It’s important that pastors and ministry leaders model and teach that we need to be shooting for eternity, not just retirement.

PPX 194 The Prophecy was False 01.08.2019 6:45 ↓

The story of an old native American prophecy and how it relates to ministry to today.

PPX193 Quotes That Get Me Moving 2 29.07.2019 5:37 ↓

More nuggets that are just too good to file away.

PPX192 Quotes that Get Me Moving 26.07.2019 6:45 ↓

Some ideas are just too stimulating to put in a file- so I put them on the wall. Here are a few of those nuggets.

PPX191 Before and After Pic 24.07.2019 6:43 ↓

A few thoughts from Ephesians 2, describing where we all were- or still are- and where Jesus wants to take us.

PPX190 Even More InBox Zero Nuggets 22.07.2019 6:30 ↓

A few more ideas on keeping that email inbox lean and mean.

Self-Publishing Mistakes 19.07.2019 5:54 ↓

The big three mistakes self-published authors make, and a few others I’ve made.

PPX188 The Secret to Getting a Book Written 17.07.2019 4:54 ↓

Most prospective authors never do this.

PPX187 Online Pastoral Care? 15.07.2019 4:39 ↓

The system used by an online coach I’m working with presents some interesting possibilities for pastoral care, discipleship and church communication. Note: In the audio I fail to mention the software used for this. It is Xenforo2:   https://xenforo.com/   I am not an affiliate for this. I share it simply because I think it's brilliant. 

PPX186 Facebook Pixel for Church Websites 12.07.2019 5:04 ↓

A quick heads up about a valuable resource most churches aren’t using.

PPX185 You’re Not Essential (So Take a Break) 10.07.2019 6:24 ↓

Memo to my younger pastor self, and anyone else who’s listening: You’re not as essential to the church as you think you are. (But you are to your family and your health.)

PPX184 The Ultimate Benefit Package 08.07.2019 8:58 ↓

No matter how your day is going, here are some benefits highlighted in Ephesians 1 that are true of you if you are a follower of Jesus Christ.

PPX183 Perseverance in Ministry 05.07.2019 7:23 ↓

A long confusing hike made me think of ministry...for some reason.

PPX182 House Churches and Other Labels 03.07.2019 9:04 ↓

Changing the package doesn’t change the reality that true community and effective disciple-making is challenging.

PPX181 Time to Say No to a Few Things 01.07.2019 8:37 ↓

We regularly need to take inventory, identify unsustainable trends in our lives and ministries, and take some options off the table with a bold “No!”

PPX180 How to Turn Your Sermons into a Book 28.06.2019 6:18 ↓

Three big steps I will be sharing in an upcoming training. Please send questions!