Will Langford

“ For am I now trying to win the favor of people, or God?   Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ. ”   Galatians 1:10 HCSB   I just read this verse again, and boy, is it humbling!  Perhaps you can identify with this, but for most of my ministry, I carried a very quiet and relentless pressure… the feeling that I had to please everybody in the congregation!  Of course, I would not have said that out loud for anyone to hear,...

“ But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair .” 2 Corinthians 4:7–8 (ESV) Make no mistake about it... both pastors and ministry leaders carry a specific kind of weight, often unseen by the people under their care.  There’s the weight of teaching and preaching God’s Word, shepherding those who hurt and need direction, managing the unexpected,...

Here is a revelation… a pastor’s health is never really private.  The emotional, spiritual, and relational well-being of a leader inevitably shows and even flows into the life of the ministry they lead.  But when a leader is rested, prayerful, and even grounded in Christ, there will be a ripple of peace throughout the entire organization.  But when a leader is exhausted, overwhelmed, or unbalanced, the strain is felt by everyone around them.   Here is what we need to acknowledge about healthy...