Finding God's Appointments in Our Disappointments

I’ve been struck by a consistent theme in the lives of several pastors I’ve spoken to recently. That theme is disappointment.

Skills, Heart, RelationshipsDave DeSelmDecember 14, 2023Everyday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, wounds, disappointment, God's appointments, we had hoped, Jeremiah 29:11, sovereignty of GodComment

TMI?

One of the great challenges for pastors is deciding how much of their personal lives to reveal – whether in private conversations or in sermon illustrations. It’s known as “appropriate self-disclosure” and it’s a big deal.

Skills, Heart, RelationshipsDave DeSelmNovember 30, 2023Everyday Pastor, pastors, leader, leadership, church leaders, leadership development, Leadership, vulnerability, appropriate vulnerability, TMI, social media, woundsComment

The Blessing of Brokenness

That leathery old saint, A. W. Tozer, is credited with a quote I’ve shared quite a few times. “It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.”

Heart, DiscipleshipDave DeSelmJuly 21, 2020Everyday Pastor, pastors, leadership, leaders, wounds, scars, brokenness, weakness, A. W. Tozer, thorn in the flesh, thorn, healing, refined like gold, Romans 8:28, broken leaders Comments

Responding to Betrayal

I was recently asked, “What were the most difficult moments you faced in your 40 years of ministry?” I had to ponder the question for a moment as dozens of memories came flooding back.

Relationships, HeartDave DeSelmJuly 14, 2020Everyday Pastor, pastors, leadership, leaders, betrayal, abandonment, wounds, church wounds, forgiveness, scarsComment

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