Posts tagged fear
The Sacred Gift of Listening
The Sacred Gift of Listening

I have a bad habit. Okay…who am I kidding? I have a bunch of bad habits. But one of my worst is my tendency to interrupt others. They begin to share something and then I butt in.

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Heart, DiscipleshipDave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, Timothy, timidity, timid, inferiority, inferiority complex, intimidated, fear, cowardice, power, love, discipline, Jeremiah, 2 Timothy 1:7, courageComment
The Timidity of Timothy
The Timidity of Timothy

One of the most interesting New Testament characters, to my way of thinking, is Timothy. This young man, the son of a Jewish mother who had become a believer and a Greek father (who apparently had not) met Paul…

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Heart, DiscipleshipDave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, Timothy, timidity, timid, inferiority, inferiority complex, intimidated, fear, cowardice, power, love, discipline, Jeremiah, 2 Timothy 1:7, courageComment
Stress' Unintended Victims
Stress' Unintended Victims

The comments I’m hearing from the pastors I’m dealing with are growing in their consistency and intensity. They are all feeling overwhelmed (“The burden of leadership is so heavy!”, disillusioned (“I didn’t sign up for this!”), and perplexed (“I don’t know what steps to take!”).

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Relationships, Heart, SkillsDave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, pastors, relationships, stress, stressed out, family, conflict, anger, frustration, disgust, fear, forgive, forgiveness, seek forgiveness, apologize, Marcus Warner, Dr. Marcus Warner, Building Bounce, listen, listen for emotion, relational circuits, calming, quietingComment