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Increasing your willpower can help avoid pastoral burnout

Why Willpower is Hard to Find

If you’re like me, you’ve struggled to MAKE yourself do things. Even things you know will help your situation… they’re still hard. But don’t despair! [shareable]A better understanding of what willpower is, and what it does will help you learn how to increase it.[/shareable] To that end, here’s a life-altering thing I’m learning right now […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 7 years agoJune 10, 2018

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7 Good Reasons Pastors Should Say NO

Peter Drucker once said something about like this, “A prerequisite for a career in ministry should be a 6 week intensive course in saying ‘NO.’ Yet no such course exists.” Can you relate as a pastor? It’s tough to find the wisdom to know when to say YES and when to say NO. Often we […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 7 years agoJune 15, 2018

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Free Video Pastor Coaching Group

I’ve been silent for quite some time on this blog. It’s been quite a journey over the last 9 months, a journey mostly covered in sheetrock dust. My family, with all 7 kids, lived in a 3 bed, 1 full bath parsonage of about 1100 sq. ft. for the last 15 years. (OK, we didn’t have […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 7 years ago

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10 Ways to Be More Creative

Do you think it’s possible to become more creative? Is creativity natural, or developed? Is it a limited commodity, and you’re just stuck with however much of it you have? Is it even possible for a small-church pastor to be creative with limited budgets, no staff, and few options? I think you CAN become more […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoApril 17, 2024

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How Living In the Urgent Can Kill Your Creativity

Hey pastors! As one of you for the last 21 years, I know all about pastoral stress… and how it can damage your ministry and your creativity. If you haven’t read Stephen Covey’s excellent book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” you’re missing out. Out of the many helpful things in the book, here’s […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoApril 21, 2024

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The Simplest Strategic Planning Process for Your Church

Some fancy terms that get thrown around in the world seem complicated — but really are more simple than you might think at first. One is “strategic planning.” It can sound scary. It leads to lots of questions: What if I don’t have any strategy? What if our plan doesn’t work? How do we know what is […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoFebruary 24, 2016

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Can We Stop Talking About Technology Like It’s An Enemy?

One of the questions I get asked frequently is about technology… about what tools I’m using, what new things I’m trying. This week, I’m launching my first e-book: “The Top 9 Tech Tools and Apps I’m Using to Get More Done!” In it, I share my favorite tools, and how I’m using each one. Before […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoFebruary 15, 2016

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How to Build a Morning Routine – Part 2

There isn’t one “right” morning routine. It’s built on your values and realities. My reality is self-employed (pastor) and 6 kids. Yours might look totally different. But for some ideas and encouragement, here’s a walkthru of my morning routine, from start to finish, with tips of what makes it work better for me. If you […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoFebruary 16, 2016

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10 Ways Evernote Is Making Pastoring Easier For Me

I am loving Evernote. I had an account with Evernote for a couple years, but I confess I didn’t see the benefits & uses at the time, so I didn’t start using it. Then I read a post by Michael Hyatt on how he uses Evernote, and it opened my eyes to the possibilities. Since […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoJanuary 14, 2016

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The Best Way to Improve Your Church Outreach

I once heard John C. Maxwell tell a story of a man who was angry at being passed over for a promotion. “They can’t do that — I have 20 years experience!” he grouched. “No you don’t!” Maxwell retorted. “You have one year of experience 20 times!” If you have been in church work for […]

darrellstetler2@gmail.com 9 years agoJanuary 20, 2025

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