Do It Well

By Cecilia Belvin, prayer pastor at Cypress Creek Church. Ministry is ever before us.  We love it and find real joy and motivation in doing what God has called us to do.  Our lives and ministries are like a story.  Sometimes, when ministry become demanding, it can be...

Relationships, Relationships, Relationships

by Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist Church, http://www.crestlinefbc.com/ I am writing this blog from a hotel room in Arizona about 550 miles from our home. The pine trees and terrain are different than the mountains of Southern California where we live. We...

Avoid Burn-out

by Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil To avoid burnout in leadership, there has to be a planned and systematic agenda. Ministry, work, family, rest, vacations, hobbies, and so forth should be part of a lifestyle. Ministry is not something you add on top of your...

Other Spiritual Disciplines of the Leader

by Mario Vega, http://www.elim.org.sv/ The desert, by its very nature, doesn’t offer many distractions to humans. People that live there have a lot of time to cultivate habits that are not common in urban areas. That is why God often speaks to people in the desert....