church, church planting, faith, ministry, pastorsOctober 20, 2014church plant, launch, pastor, pre-launch services, preview services Comments

What to Look for in a Launch Team

church, church planting, ministry, pastorsOctober 13, 2014church planter, core values, launch team, pastor Comment

Five Ways To Gather a Launch Team

Christianity, church, pastorsOctober 7, 2014church planter, launch team, pastorComment

Preaching for Life Change or Self-Help?

Preaching is more than self-help plus Bible verses. Preaching is offering people transformation through God’s power.

faith, religion and spirituality, churchF. Remy DiederichSeptember 22, 2014Jesus, new life, preaching, self-help Comment

The Impact of a Sabbatical on a Pastor

In the final post on helping pastors to take a sabbatical, I relate what I did on sabbatical and how it helped me.

faith, pastors, sabbath, stressF. Remy DiederichAugust 18, 2014Chile, pastor, sabbatical, stressComment

Pastor: How to Plan Your Sabbatical

When a pastor plans for a sabbatical you need to decide where to go and how long to go. I share my decision making process in this post.

Pastor, Is Your Stress Hiding?

Stress isn’t always obvious to you. Others see what you don’t see. Stress not only exists when life is crazy. It can happen when times are good. Pastors and CEO’s need to understand the weight they carry.

faith, religion and spirituality, stressF. Remy DiederichAugust 11, 2014church, pastor, sabbatical, stress Comments

Pastor, Should You Take A Sabbatical?

Pastors need a sabbatical after times of intense church work. But they are often hesitant to ask for it. Here’s why sabbaticals are so important.

church, faith, God, pastorsF. Remy DiederichAugust 9, 2014church, pastor, Sabbath, sabbatical Comments

Let God Define Your Identity

Our failures often define us. But God looks past our failures to see who we can be. Let God be the one who decides your identity.

Reframe Your Losses: No More Regrets

Regrets from past failures and losses and paralyze you. They take over your mind. So it’s important to reframe your loss.

The Desert Prepares You for a Comeback

If you’ve experienced a personal setback and landed in a bad place, God can use that place to prepare you for your comeback.

Bible, faith, religion and spirituality, sufferingF. Remy DiederichFebruary 3, 2014exile, grief, loss, suffering, comeback Comments

Reframe Your View of God: Day 37

We often get stuck in a wilderness (exile) after experiencing a setback in life. But sometimes we stay stuck because we have a low view of God. We think scarcity rather than abundance.

faith, religion and spirituality, GodF. Remy DiederichJanuary 20, 2014abundance, exile, grief, hope, loss, resurrection, scarcity Comments

Reframe Your Offender: Day 35

When you’ve been hurt, it’s easy to think that your offender is in control. Your only defense is anger and resentment. But forgiveness can set you free from your past.

Reframe Your Loss: Day 34

Experiencing a loss can devastate you, sending you into a cycle of despair. But if you can reframe your loss, you might break free and get your life back.

Be the Hero of Your Story (Not the Victim): Day 33

If you want to make a comeback from your setback you will need to stop playing the victim. It’s time to make choices that make you the hero of your story.

Finding Peace in Your Chaos - Day 32

Is it possible to find peace in the middle of life’s chaos? Jesus said he can give us a peace like that but it will require that you give up control.

faith, religion and spirituality, recoveryF. Remy DiederichDecember 20, 2013loss, peace, suffering, finding peace Comments

Listening Prayer - Day 29

Sometimes our anxiety turns prayer into obsessive venting sessions. But we would be wise to sit in silence to see if we can hear what God is trying to tell us.

faith, recovery, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichDecember 14, 2013Richard Rohr, prayer, silence Comments

Grieving Your Loss - Day 28

When bad things happen, the natural response is to deny it, or strike out against it, or try to make a deal. These are all stages of grief. It’s important to work through the grief cycle so you can claim your new life.

Return from Exile - Day 27

The first step in recovering from loss (exile) is to give your loss a name. Name it. Identify your loss so you can do something about it.

Christianity, faith, recovery, religion and spiritualityF. Remy DiederichDecember 9, 2013exile, grief, loss, suffering Comments

Perfection: the Enemy of the Good (Richard Rohr) - Day 24

In this post I explore a meditation by Richard Rohr on how failure can help us get it right and how perfection can be our enemy.

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