Tim King Leadership

What do you consider the main pastoral and spiritual health needs of church leaders? I was asked this question this week after the tragic suicide of a young pastor and family man in California. The feelings of loneliness amongst other things had completely over whelmed him. The answers may vary depending on the specific person. The needs of a young church leader could be very different from those of an older more experienced church leader. However in my experience from talking too pastors and leaders from different church backgrounds there are some commonalities. From a pastoral point of view the following could be considered among the most urgent to address; a) Isolationism, the feeling of being alone and not having anyone to talk too despite denominational allegiances. To bridge the gap between fraternal 's and conferences there is a   need for directed and issue focused away-days, this to help the leader feel that they are not alone and to build closer rela...

Setting clear goals and direction. Should Christian Leaders have a game plan, should they have clear goals and direction? Sadly this is not always the case, yet it still amazes me how many people think that Christian leaders should have these things. It may be true that they all have a plan and that they all have goals and direction but it doesn't always mean that they are leaders and can successfully see their game plan through to the end. If Christian leaders struggle to set clear goals and give precise direction then they will struggle to lead. The football (soccer to my US friends) world cup has recently finished and France was declared winners. One of the things that struck me and reinforced my dislike of the game was the way that some of the teams played. For example one South American team when losing resorted to such theatrics when tackled (sometimes they were never touched) that people, commentators and the print media were appalled at the antics and the players ...