Posts tagged balance
Preaching Ideas for the Next Season
Preaching Ideas for the Next Season

For most of my years as a Senior Pastor, I took time off during the month of July to rest, think, pray, and plan. In addition to allowing me to slow down and engage in personal renewal, I also used this time to do long-range sermon planning and study.

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Skills, DiscipleshipDave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, Leadership, Pastor, pastors, church, leadership, study, preaching, preaching calendar, balance, sermon ideas, justice, diversity, communityComment
Defining Reality and Giving Hope
Defining Reality and Giving Hope

The great general Napoleon Bonaparte is credited with saying: “The role of the leader is to define reality and give hope.” While true at all times, this is especially true during times of severe crisis – such as the one we’re currently facing.  This is when leaders need to balance realism with optimism.

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Skills, Relationships, HeartDave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, pastors, leader, leaders, leadership, church, Coronavirus, COVID-19, crisis, crisis leadership, Napoleon, Napolean Bonaparte, Eric Garner, hope, realism, lament, balance, reality, grief, validation, validate, emotions, Psalm 6:6, Proverbs 13:12, heart, Psalm 13:1-2, King David, David, Habakkuk, JeremiahComment
Balanced Preaching
Balanced Preaching

I don’t know where I read it, but this statement has stuck with me for, literally, years.  “Every great sermon is a function of both inspiration and perspiration.”  The inspiration is God’s business.  He provides the material.  The perspiration is our business.  We have to communicate that material. 

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Skills, PreachingDave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, Leadership, Pastor, pastors, church, leadership, study, preaching, preaching calendar, balanceComment