Equipping Leaders To Multiply

Ministry Is Stinking Up My Marriage

Do you ever feel like ministry is having an adverse effect on your marriage?  While it’s easy to blame, the truth is, ministry isn’t responsible for anyone having a bad marriage.  God doesn’t call us to lead in His church to the detriment of our marriage.  But I’ve watched many men sacrifice their marriage on the alter of ministry.  And when we do it’s a clear indication that ministry is no longer a calling it’s an…Continue Reading

What are You Sacrificing for the Gospel? (pt 3)

One of the most important questions a workaholic pastor can ask himself is: What am I sacrificing for the Gospel?  As I’ve pointed out this past week God never asks us to sacrifice our health or our marriage.  But when we confuse busyness for sacrifice we excuse our illegitimate behaviors as the pursuit of Kingdom impact.  In reality these behaviors are evidence of pride and a deficient view of God. I’ll never forget driving down…Continue Reading

What are You Sacrificing for the Gospel? (Pt 2)

I was talking with a friend the other day about pastors who have moral failures in their marriage when he said something incredibly insightful, “A man who has an affair with ministry makes himself more vulnerable to an affair with another woman.” The demands of ministry can be draining, but they can also be addicting. When we succumb to any addictive behavior we become enslaved by that behavior and begin to make illegitimate sacrifices to…Continue Reading

A Promise Keeper Reproduces a Promise Keeper

I was in Dallas recently visiting with the director of the Right Now Conference, Marc McCartney.  Marc’s father is Coach Bill McCartney, founder of Promise Keepers.  In this video I ask Marc about the impact his father had on his life. TAKE AWAYS

Five Great Dates that will Enhance Your Marriage

Remember when you were just dating your spouse how hard you would work at coming up with creative, romantic, innovative dates? But once you get married all creativity comes to a halt. You recognize the importance of continued dating and may even have a specified date night but it just seems to be routine. So here are 5 ideas for great dates to enhance your marriage Explore your City– Cindy and I live in Charleston,…Continue Reading