In the fall of 2021, Neill’s Creek Baptist Church in Angier afforded me a 12-week sabbatical. This provision was included in the covenant when I was called as senior pastor in February of 2011.
An associational missions strategist is having lunch with one of his most faithful pastors and closest friends in ministry. During their meal the strategist says, “Next year is the year your church needs to die.”
Professors get sabbaticals. Some pastors are granted sabbaticals or study leaves. Why not also allow them for churches?
Pastor Appreciation Month: Pastors often work long hours, attend to the needs of their congregation day and night, and sacrifice personal time and resources for the betterment of their flock.
Given the secrecy and shame surrounding pornography usage, researchers offer widely divergent statistics about its prevalence in the church. But few question the reality of the problem — both in the pews and in the pulpits.
“One thing that people don’t fully understand is the demand on a pastor’s time, resources and energy,” Jeff Yant, executive director of Lake Yale.
The timing, according to Randal Lyle, “could not have been better.” “I think I was like a lot of people,” said Lyle, longtime pastor of
Editor’s note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. May 22, 2022 will forever be etched in the memory of Keith Vaughan, pastor of Valley Grove
