The Balanced Pastor - 6 Areas To Keep Tuned
A guitar sounds amazing if two things are in place. First, you’ve got to have someone that can play the guitar. Secondly, it has to be in tune. Not just one or two strings, but every string has to be in tune. Each string has to have the right amount of tension for it to be in tune. Too little tension, and it sounds flat. Too much tension, and it sounds sharp.
Of all the projects I’m currently working on, this is the one that I’m stoked the most about! Why? This is one that I can personally relate to, and I wish someone would have put it together in plain English. I would have faired better not just in my ministry but in the totality of my life.
Being a Lead Pastor for over 28 years, I surely know how stressful it can be day in and day out. In 2022, when I felt the Holy Spirit shifting my calling from pastoring to what I’m doing now, He began to show me some I was out of balance areas in which. Actually, He had been trying to show me all along, and I was just now beginning to listen. As I looked around at other colleagues of mine, I saw that some of them (perhaps more than some) were just as out of balance as I was.
As the Holy Spirit guided me to explore the areas of my life that were out of balance, I embarked on a journey of self-discovery. Reflecting on my 37+ years of ministry, I realized that I had been out of balance for most of my career. This personal journey forms the heart of my upcoming book and course.
Six areas in a Pastor’s life need to be in tune for them to have the potential to achieve their best. Being out of tune in one area affects the quality of another, and so on. Being out of tune can lead a pastor to being frustrated, feeling isolated, unsuccessful, burned out, and more. Not only does the pastor suffer from being out of tune, but other areas of his life also suffer.
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My upcoming book, 'The Balanced Pastor—6 Areas To Keep Tuned,' is a testament to the transformative power of the Holy Spirit when we allow Him to show us Biblical balances for our daily lives. Drawing from my own experiences, I aim to guide others on a journey of Holy Spirit-assisted self-discovery, helping their lives become the harmonious music God intended.
I can perceive that from that book will come the curriculum courses that will dive into each area in wonderful detail with a plan on how to live it out and be in tune in that area. Tentatively, the course will have about twelve 20-minute sessions on video and audio. It will have a printable PDF and digital workbook and maybe even a planner to keep you on track and in tune.
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All ministers, not just Lead Pastors, will benefit from being in tune in these 6 areas of their life.