Gives me a chance to refuel physically, spiritually, emotionally, mentally and relationally.
It’s good for my heart too because preaching can become an idol and a source of control for me, so not preaching keeps that in check for me.
The last month or so have been a whirlwind for me.
I’ve had more travel than normal because of my grandmother’s funeral, we’ve navigated a church plant we were getting to launch this year hit the brakes and we’ve been in the process of hiring a new worship pastor at our church.
It’s been hard but good.
In past seasons when stress is high, I get really irritable and difficult to be around and want to fight with everyone (or so it seems). Katie made the comment when the stress was at its highest how glad she was with all that was going on that we weren’t fighting.
What a testament to God’s grace in our lives and the work we’ve done in our marriage.
One of the things that came out of this last season for me is a renewed commitment to getting to bed early and getting 8 hours of sleep.
That’s fallen off and something I need to be doing.
I got to be in Las Vegas last week, which sounds really glamorous, but we stayed in a hotel 30 minutes from the strip in the suburbs.
Anyway, it was for an Acts 29 coaching cohort. It was with lead pastors of churches similar in size to ours.
So helpful.
It’s nice to hear that you aren’t the only one struggling with something.
Our team is reading The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. In it, the author recommends asking your team the following questions: What is one thing that I currently do that you’d like me to continue to do? What is one thing that I don’t currently do frequently enough that you think I should do more often? What can I do to make you effective?
It was scary and I know they weren’t excited about it, but it was so helpful to hear from them.
Right now, I’m preaching through the second half of Daniel.
I’ve been asked about books that would help with that.
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