Soul Care for the College Pastor [blogathon]
How are you? It’s probably a question you ask far more often than you are asked. While some of us may […]
Tag: self-care
LESS IS MORE: Reversing the Crazy Pace of Ministry
It’s a new year and I’m resolving to make some changes.
This year, in regards to how I approach ministry with college students, I’m taking a ‘LESS IS MORE’ approach.
Why?
Because what I’ve been doing has not been working.
Cramming my calendar full of meetings and overwhelming the campus calendar with more and more ministry-related opportunities has not yielded the kind of ‘fruitful results’ that I’ve hoped for.
Are You Dreaming Big for the New Year?
Happy New Year! I hope this finds you well… and excited about a new year of ministry with college students! I […]
College Stress: What College Ministers Should Know about Student Depression
“Maybe you are depressed.” That was the last thing I expected to hear from a doctor my senior year of college. Depressed? […]
On Teaching Students to be Healthy
We’ve reached Day 4 — the final day — of our week of leadership training with our new student leaders. Tomorrow […]
A FRAME for Setting Boundaries in Ministry
Boundaries are established to MAXIMIZE WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. Most of the time I think of boundaries as “limiting”, “minimizing temptation” or […]
Honor [?]
My post is going up a little later than normal today… but I’ve got a good reason for that… a very good […]
What Gives?
About a year and a half ago I had the chance to grab lunch with a very accomplished thinker, educator, author, minister-type.
He has done so much over the course of his life, so I just had to ask, “how do you do it all?”
I was a little surprised by his response:
Sleep is overrated!
The Greatest Resource [Wasted?]
Updated 4/30/12 Do you pray? Are you engaged in the practice of other spiritual disciplines? Are they central to your ministry and […]
IF Jesus Becomes Business
Updated 4/13/12 Got Jesus? As one called into ministry, this can be a scary question to encounter. There’s a very real danger […]