Sunday morning thousands of pastors talked to hundreds of thousands of congregants. Many words were sincerely communicated. However, how many lives were actually changed?

Pastoring 101, PreachingDave DeSelmJune 3, 2025Everyday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, teams, teamComment

The Power of Team

One of the traditions of Memorial Day weekend is the Indianapolis 500. Now 109 years old, the 500 has long been known as the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”

Discipleship, Pastoring 101Dave DeSelmMay 20, 2025Everyday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, teams, teamComment

Rethinking the Offering

In recent months, I’ve become aware of a trend that has arisen since I left the role of senior pastor. That is a downplaying of the Sunday morning offering.

Discipleship, Pastoring 101Dave DeSelmMay 6, 2025Everyday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, offering, giving, stewardship, worshipComment

Signs of Life: Excretion and Nutrition

How do you know if something’s alive? How do you know if that living thing is healthy?

DiscipleshipDave DeSelmApril 8, 2025Everyday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, signs of life, growth, reproductionComment

Signs of Life: Growth and Reproduction

This is the third post in a series on the topic of “The Seven Signs of Life.”

DiscipleshipDave DeSelmApril 8, 2025Everyday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, signs of life, growth, reproductionComment

Signs of Life: Respiration and Sensitivity

In my last post, I began a series on the topic of “The Seven Signs of Life.”

DiscipleshipDave DeSelmApril 8, 2025Everyday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, signs of life, respiration, sensitivityComment

The Seven Signs of Life

There are 5-10 million living species on our planet. Yet, amazingly, they all share seven “signs of life.”

DiscipleshipDave DeSelmApril 8, 2025Everyday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, signs of life, movementComment

Showing Mercy

Justice…mercy…grace. Most of us are familiar with those terms and their definitions.

Heart, DiscipleshipDave DeSelmMarch 25, 2025Everyday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, joyComment

Shrinking the Joy Gap

Gwen and I just got back from a couple of weeks at the beach. We had been excitedly anticipating this trip since we planned it nearly a year ago.

Heart, RelationshipsDave DeSelmMarch 11, 2025Everyday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, marriage, joyComment

Growing Pains

Most of us are familiar with the term “growing pains.” Physiologically, growing pains are an ache or soreness in the legs that can occur in children

Heart, DiscipleshipDave DeSelmFebruary 25, 2025Everyday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, Lord's Prayer, church growth, when people leave the churchComment

The Practice of Prayer

When the disciples came to Jesus and said, “Lord, teach us to pray,” we can assume that they had been watching and listening to their Master’s regular habit of praying.

Heart, DiscipleshipDave DeSelmJanuary 28, 2025Everyday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, prayer, pray, praying, The Lord's Prayer, Lord's PrayerComment

A Pattern for Prayer

The beginning of a new year is often a time when we take stock of where we are and where we would like to grow in the months ahead.

Heart, DiscipleshipDave DeSelmJanuary 28, 2025Everyday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, prayer, pray, praying, The Lord's Prayer, Lord's PrayerComment

The Power of Story

Nearly every parent has heard their child say, “Tell me a story.” Why is this?

Heart, DiscipleshipDave DeSelmJanuary 14, 2025Everyday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, story, storytelling, power of storyComment

Ebenezer

The annual turn of the calendar is not only a cue that a new year awaits. It’s also an occasion to remember what the past year offered.

Heart, DiscipleshipDave DeSelmDecember 31, 2024Everyday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, loss, Ebenezer, God's faithfulness, faithfulness, remembrance, gratitudeComment

An Empty Chair at Christmas

When you’ve lost a loved one, every “first” without them can feel excruciating. The first birthday…or Mother’s Day…or Father’s Day. Then there are the holidays.