The men’s team ministry model that we present to churches asks men to donate three hours of time one Saturday morning a month. Those three hours are divided into one hour of prayer, Bible study and last minute planning as a group, and then breaking up into teams and serving […]
Herb Reese
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I received some great responses to my question, “Has Anyone Reading This Ever Seen an Angel?” Thanks, everyone, for sharing your stories. Here they are for the rest of us to read, with a little editing for brevity and clarity. ******** I had gone through a brutal battle with the […]
I heard a sermon on angels a few weeks ago. It brought back memories of a sermon I once preached on angels. Right in the middle of it I stopped and spontaneously asked if anyone in the church had ever seen an angel. Out of a congregation of a couple […]
All pastors know the importance of maintaining a close walk with the Lord, getting enough rest, eating right and having a good work/life balance. But here are some very concrete things I wish I’d known when I started my first pastorate. If you’re a young pastor, I hope you find […]
I’m on vacation in Southern California. Actually, it’s a workation for both myself and my wife. Yesterday I met with some men from a church in Rancho Cucamonga, a bedroom community forty miles east of Los Angeles. Their church has had a men’s team ministry to their widowed and single […]
Meet Paul, the first bi-vocational pastor The first bi-vocational pastor in the history of the church was the Apostle Paul. Famous for his “tent trade,” Paul supported himself with his skill at making tents while doing missionary work throughout Asia Minor, Macedonia and Greece. Paul did this even though it […]
Watching the news on Hurricane Harvey this week brings back some bad memories. As a pastor, I’ve been through a hurricane in the Houston area: Hurricane Alecia in 1983, a category 3 storm that caused almost 2 billion in damage. And while it didn’t come close to Hurricane Harvey in […]
The congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Hitchcock, Texas, built their Kingdom Hall down the street from my first pastorate in one day. Pretty impressive. But since our family lived in the parsonage next to the church, we subsequently became the target of numerous visits from fervent JWs. That experience gave […]
Recently, I received the following email from someone I’ve known for several years. It’s a cry of desperation because her church is not responding to her family”s deep need. I’ve contacted the church on their behalf, but to no avail. Here’s the email: My husband has been hospitalized for several […]
Pastors have many irons in the fire. A pastor is often on call 24/7. His typical workweek is at least 55 hours long and involves the following: Church meetings Staff meetings Board meetings Counseling sessions Long term planning Lunch meetings Sermon preparation Conflict resolution Crisis intervention Weddings and funerals Hospital […]