by Derek Sanford | Oct 24, 2022 | Articles
Hint: “We’re not going to pay you” didn’t make the list! At the time I’m writing this, it’s Halloween, a time of year when normal law-abiding citizens turn scaring little trick-or-treaters into an art form. It’s also a time when many pastors and ministry leaders...
by Derek Sanford | Oct 17, 2022 | Articles
As you look across your ministry, where do you have momentum? Where do you lack momentum? And what the heck is momentum? We typically recognize it by experience and not definition. We feel it in a sporting contest when everything starts going your team’s way. Or in a...
by Derek Sanford | Oct 10, 2022 | Articles
I have been a pastor for almost 30 years. I’ve seen it all. I recently heard a young staff person say, “You have no idea what It’s like to have ministry stress like I have.” Actually… well I’ll leave that there for a minute. It got me thinking about the difference...
by Derek Sanford | Oct 3, 2022 | Articles
Many Christians and especially pastors are doing God’s work at a pace that is destroying the work of God in our own souls. While we are diving deep into preaching and leading and helping others, we are just barely skimming the surface when it comes to our spiritual...
by Derek Sanford | Sep 26, 2022 | Articles
Most ministry leaders want to see their ministries grow. I refuse to believe the narrative that this is all about ego or self-aggrandizement. Sometimes it is. But in most cases I think ministry leaders truly do want to see more people impacted for God’s kingdom. We...
by Derek Sanford | Sep 19, 2022 | Articles
One of the most challenging aspects of leading in ministry is spending time and energy reacting to everything that’s being thrown at you. Reacting to the constant drumbeat of another Sunday coming, reacting to moral failures and personal crises, reacting to meetings...
