Posts tagged loss
Spiritual PTSD
Spiritual PTSD

inter Gwen and I were privileged to share some extended time with a group of pastors and wives.  While we were one of my fellow pastors gave a devotional that I found to be insightful, and I've been thinking about it ever since.

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Skills, Heart, RelationshipsDave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, experiences, PTSD, abandonment, loss, grief, opposition, encouragement, pain of pastoring, spiritual traumaComment
Why People Resist Change
Why People Resist Change

In my years of pastoring, I had to lead my organization through a lot of change - from major paradigm shifts to small operational adjustments. In that process, I’ve discovered a couple of key truths regarding change.

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Skills, RelationshipsDave DeSelmEveryday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, positivity, change, leading change, leading through change, resistance, resisting change, organizational change, culture change, loss, sense of loss, grief, anger, anxiety, confusion, loss of power, loss of comfort, loss of control, loss of familiarity, loss of stability, validate, validationComment