The truth about pastoral ministry is that it’s hard. I don’t want to suggest it is necessarily harder than other things, but it does come
pastoral work
Staving off church pessimism
It’s very easy to feel pessimistic in the work of the gospel. It is particularly easy when you work in deprived places. The work is
Wellbeing and the ministry
My friend, Aidan Severs, wrote a post on the three things you need for wellbeing. You can read that here. His post is focused on
Do what works for you
I was reminded this week – thanks to somebody who tagged me in a tweet about it – that not everybody works the way I
If we don’t know each other, I’m just a random stranger you’ve called for life advice
I periodically get phone calls from people wanting to talk about the church. That’s fine. I am happy to speak to anyone who wants to
You don’t have to do it, so give yourself a break
This last Sunday was our last one in full lockdown mode. As of next week, we will be allowed to meet together again. Not properly,