Tag: discouragement
So You Want to Quit…
By Carey Nieuwhof: So you want to quit. I get it. This has been an excruciating crisis to live through and lead through. While 25% of all workers want to quit their jobs right now, it appears it may be even worst for church leaders. Apparently, the majority of pastors […]
Dear Discouraged Leader (5 Questions to Ask Before You Implode)
by Carey Nieuwhof: Dear Discouraged Leader, Being a leader isn’t the easiest thing in the world. But it isn’t the hardest thing in the world either. You’re not alone. Leadership is hard at times. In fact, if you’re really leading, there’s rarely a season that isn’t filled with challenges. Just […]
7 Ways To Beat Discouragement in Leadership
by Carey Nieuwhof: If you talk to most leaders long enough to get a real answer to ‘So how’s it going?” you will quickly discover that a surprising number of leaders are disheartened. Even discouraged. You know what thousands of leaders facing many different situations have in common? They’re discouraged. Sure, the problems […]
5 Signs The Enemy (Not God) is Winning In Your Life and Leadership
by Carey Nieuwhof: Only the crazy people believe in evil and an actual Enemy, right? Well, that’s kind of what I used to think too. As a young Christian, I believed that what the scriptures taught about evil was accurate, but accurate in a this happened thousands of years ago kind of […]
Five Ways to Fight Discouragement When You Want to Quit
By Dustin Neeley: There is a reason why you hear pastors say that want to resign every Monday morning – because it is often true. In some ways, this is even more true for church planters. In addition to the inherent stresses and struggles of ministry, most planters also carry the additional burdens […]