Thrive in Five: Spiritual: April 2025
We are all being formed. The question is, by who or what? It’s time to pause and truly evaluate: Who or what are you a disciple of?
Thrive in 5 Spiritual
Thrive In 5: Spiritual -Vibrant But Ordinary
Sometimes, the best jumpstart to a vibrant spiritual life is a return to ordinary life and tasks.
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – Redefine Your Focus
How might we challenge ourselves as pastors and leaders to simplify, refocus, and hone in on the specific places where God wants our attention?
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – Increase Your Resilience
There is a paradox between the strength and fragility of the human soul.
Living Prayer
As pastors, we know the foundation of our spiritual lives is prayer. We teach converts and congregants that prayer is a conversation with God, the underpinning of a life of faith.
Like a Child
“The implications hit my soul like a ton of bricks. I had forgotten how to play.”
Five Questions to Ask for Decision-Making
Five Questions to Ask for Decision-Making We all make decisions daily and often don’t need to think too hard about the decisions we make, like what to make for dinner or what we will wear. There are times, however, when we can use some guidance for decisions of more...
Humility: A Foundational Pastoral Virtue
In today’s leadership culture, pastors are often coached about principles for helping them to be more efficient and effective in their ministry work.
Hearing God – A Way of Life (Part 3)
Have you ever noticed how important it is to pay attention to the tone of voice with which something is said?
Thrive In 5- Hearing God – A Way of Life (Part 2)
Hearing God isn’t just about receiving guidance, but rather about entering into a lifelong, interactive relationship of communication, intimacy, and living our whole life in the will of God.
Thrive In 5- Hearing God – A Way of Life (Part 1)
In our current cultural climate, there are so many voices vying for our attention. It’s hard to know who to trust.
Thrive In 5-Be Still and Know
Be still and listen to the voice of your heavenly Father who loves you, who cares for you, and who knows your needs.
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – Lectio Divina (Devotional Reading)
Lectio Divina is one way you can read Scripture to abide in God’s presence and to experience his living Word for you today.
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – With God in Suffering and Weakness
During this time of Covid-19, we feel it is vitally important for pastors to continue to learn to carve out a few moments each day to simply be with God in prayer.
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – The Nature, Necessity, and Practice of Solitude and Silence
Jesus needed it. So did Moses, Elijah, Mary, and Paul. And that is just for starters. All the leading Fathers and Mothers throughout church history needed it, too. People like Augustine, Luther, Wesley, Calvin, and modern spiritual leaders such as Dietrich Bonhoeffer,...
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – Have You Experienced the Love of God?
The one thing that is everything is friendship with God in Christ..
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – Contemplative Prayer: Palms Down, Palms Up
During this time of Covid-19, we feel it is vitally important for pastors to continue to learn to carve out a few moments each day to simply be with God in prayer.
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – From Solitude to Community to Ministry
Spiritual Disciplines: From Solitude to Community to Ministry
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – Spiritual Disciplines
Spiritual Disciplines
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – What is Christian spiritual formation?
As pastors who are leading others, we need to be intentional about engaging the various means of grace to continue our transformation into the image of Christ.
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – Narratives: How Your View of God Impacts Your Friendship with Him
Narratives: How Your View of God Impacts Your Friendship with Him
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – Protecting the Spiritual Life of the Pastor
Take 5 minutes to read and think about how God might be speaking to you right now.
Thrive In 5: Spiritual – Friendship
Friendship with God
Thrive In 5: Spiritual
Delighting in the Trinity- What is your Christian life like?
