When I was training for ministry twenty years ago the phrase ‘a pastor’s heart’ kept coming up again and again. I don’t hear it so much these days. It seems the emphasis now rests on the pastor’s management or entrepreneurial (or coffee-making) skills. Craig Barnes, pastor of Shadyside Presbyterian Church, professor of leadership and ministry …

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Thanks to J.D. Greear for referencing these practical personal management tips from Clayton King for pastors to manage the Monday post sermon adrenalin depletion. King expands on the well known work of Dr Arch Hart. Read his expanded thoughts on these points here. See It Coming Do Nothing No Meetings No Big Decisions Talk It …

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