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Thrive in 5 – Emotional – Establishing Healthy Boundaries

Dave Higle | May 27, 2017 | Thrive in 5 Education & Clergy Development Thriving Clergy

As a pastor, you know how important your emotional vitality is to ministry. The pastoral vocation is unique in nature compared to all other helping professions. Ministry is not a 9-5 job; insisting on “normal hours” will lead only to frustration for you...

Thrive in 5: Spiritual – Protecting the Spiritual Life of the Pastor

Dave Higle | May 25, 2017 | Thrive in 5 Education & Clergy Development Thriving Clergy

Sustaining Pastoral Excellence The most fundamental level of self-care is the pastor’s personal relationship with God in Christ through the Spirit. Everything in the pastor’s life flows from and is dependent upon the spiritual condition of the heart:...

Thrive in 5: Financial- Personal Finances

Dr. David Higle | June 16, 2015 | Thrive in 5 Blog

Few areas in our lives are as sensitive as personal finances. Finances are often a great source of stress for clergy. Yet no matter how much or how little we earn, we are responsible to be good stewards of what the Lord provides