http://pastorforlife.org Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:07:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I love "The Purpose-Driven Life". I dig the "Wagner-Houts Modified Spiritual Gifts Inventory". There's not a much more clear tool than the DISC Profile. And when it comes to bare-bones personality information, nothing beats the MMPI for depth of definition. As good as all of that is, there is no better ... http://pastorforlife.org/when-courage-falls-short/ If you're following Pastor For Life, you know we've been somewhat chronicling the story of Pastor Wayne Cordeiro through his recent heart surgery and his return to the pulpit following this encounter. I am a regular reader of his blog .... MentoringLeaders.com. I was quite surprised and blessed when my original ... http://pastorforlife.org/leading-on-empty/ For the last couple of years, I've been dreading a purchase that I knew was coming at our church. Every Sunday that I walked into the Sanctuary, I would look at the big projection screen, convinced that the resolution was slowly but surely on the fritz. We would soon need ... http://pastorforlife.org/its-the-little-things/ This past weekend, Pastor Wayne Cordeiro returned to the pulpit for the first time since his recent heart surgery. You can read about that here. This is a great opportunity to observe how a leader returns to ministry after a life-threatening crisis at the same time as determining how he will ... http://pastorforlife.org/pastor-wayne-cordeiro-returns-to-new-hope/ I've heard it said that preaching for an hour can equal the energy output of 3-4 hours worth of work. Multiply that for Pastors who preach at multiple services by the number of services they preach at each weekend. Arch Hart, in his book, "Adrenaline & Stress", lays out his study ... http://pastorforlife.org/adrenal-letdown/ Want to save a lot of time on your computer every day? Let me introduce you to Google Reader. I use it to track updates on a number of websites each day. I get to choose what sites I subscribe to, and Google Reader lets me know whenever any of ... http://pastorforlife.org/connect-to-pastor-for-life-regularly/ Wayne Cordeiro, Pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship (a Foursquare Church, the tribe I am part of) in Honolulu, Hawaii, is resting and recovering from significant heart surgery he underwent at Stanford Medical Center in Northern California. Part of his statement reported, "My right artery was 95-99% blocked and two other ... http://pastorforlife.org/pastor-wayne-cordeiro-resting-after-heart-surgery/ You don't have to be in ministry to know both the rush and frustration of distractions. We want to know how we can avoid them, when the truth is that we can't. Tasks we haven't thought of, crises that we didn't anticipate and disasters that no one could ever predict ... http://pastorforlife.org/distractions-extraordinaire/ It's good to be writing again. This is my first post since our city experienced the tragic Metrolink Train Crash back on Friday, September 12. While the crash itself happened right outside our city limits, of the 25 people killed in the wreck, 10 were residents of Simi Valley. I honestly ... http://pastorforlife.org/when-crisis-comes-home/ We are proud to have been noticed by Guy Kawasaki's recent creation, Alltop.com, which is VERY cool. Were listed both here and here. For a new blog, I think this is an especially unique boost for what we're wanting to do ... resource Pastors for a lifetime of life-giving! Check out ... http://pastorforlife.org/pastor-for-life-makes-the-alltop-list/