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A Friendly Reminder for Pastors: Your Marriage Comes Before Your Ministry

Balancing marriage and ministry can be challenging for pastors and church leaders. This article explores how to strengthen your relationship, avoid burnout, and create healthy rhythms so your calling never comes at the cost of your marriage and family.

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July 19, 2025

The Pros and Cons of Being a Bi-Vocational Pastor

The pros, cons, and practical tips for bi-vocational ministry. Learn how pastors can balance full-time work and church leadership without burning out.

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Tithely
Pastoring
July 12, 2025

Called to Church Planting? Consider Adopting a Church Instead

Is church planting is your only option? Learn why adopting and revitalizing an existing congregation could be your church’s next calling.

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Susanna Gonzales
Pastoring
December 7, 2024

Why New Year’s Eve Worship Nights Capture the Hearts of Millennials and Gen Z

New Year’s Eve worship nights resonate deeply with Millennials and Gen Z, offering a meaningful, hope-filled way to enter the new year through community, symbolism, and an authentic encounter with God.

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Susanna Gonzales
Pastoring
July 28, 2022

How to Talk about Cultural Issues To Your Church

In a deeply divided cultural moment, this post offers church leaders a clear, grace-centered framework for engaging hard conversations with conviction, humility, and a tone that reflects the way of Jesus.

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Tithely
Pastoring
September 9, 2021

How to Avoid Becoming a Narcissistic Pastor

A sobering, self-reflective look at how church leaders can guard their hearts and ministries from narcissism through humility, accountability, and intentional practices that protect both their character and their congregations.

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Tithely
Pastoring
September 5, 2019

How to Speak the Right Words at the Right Time In Your Ministry

Words shape people more than strategies ever will, and this post explores how gentle, wise, and uplifting words, spoken at the right time, can change lives, shape culture, and move people toward their God-given potential.

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Tithely
Pastoring
March 9, 2017

How to Stay Emotionally Healthy in Ministry

Ministry does not have to end in burnout or cynicism, and this post shares four hard-earned practices that help leaders stay emotionally healthy, spiritually grounded, and sustainable for the long haul.

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Tithely
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