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Read Directions First: Inspiring Worship Starts with a Plan  

By Jack Daniel | June 11, 2025

(Part 1 of a 2-part series on Worship) It was Christmas Eve, many years ago. I had just arrived home after preaching twice at our Christmas Eve services. Our three young daughters were asleep, and I was looking forward to a quiet dinner with my wife. The tree sparkled, a fire crackled, and dinner was…

A Pastor’s Relationship with Self

November 14, 2022

You are on a plane taxiing for takeoff; the flight attendant takes the microphone and makes the familiar announcement: “In…

A Pastor’s Relationship with his Wife: The Make-or-Break Relationship

November 9, 2022

In the introduction to his classic work A Handbook to Marriage, Theodore Bovet states, “Today for most people the man-woman…

A Pastor’s Relationship with God: How Is Your Soul?

September 21, 2022

The conversation would always begin with the same question; “How is your soul?” After we exchanged greetings and placed our…

Transitions Are His Specialty

August 11, 2022

Terry Shanahan has navigated many transitions during his career and he quickly smiles when he recounts God’s faithfulness through them…

A Pastor’s Relationship with the Church

August 10, 2022

We typically describe a pastor’s relationship to his people in leadership terms, such as shepherd or overseer, and rightly so,…

Conflict in the Church – Part 2 Managing Conflict

April 4, 2022

When I first experienced intense church conflict, it took me by surprise. I had never known anything like it in…

Conflict in the Church – Part 1: Minimizing Conflict

April 4, 2022

Conflict reared its ugly head during my tenth year as pastor of a mainline Congregational church. Prior to my arrival…

A Choice

February 5, 2022

Logan Saunders is not a New Englander by birth. It is a choice. Originally from Virginia, he and his wife…

A Different Outcome

October 12, 2021

Overseed coaches Mark Warren and Matt Furr are also lead pastors of two New Hampshire churches. Mark noted “Matt and…

Asking Questions Before Accepting a Call: Look Before You Leap

May 22, 2021

As I coach pastors around New England, I hear many stories about their naiveté during the interview process and what…

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