Ben and Lynley hear from Rick and Sally Lewis, a ministry couple who navigated a painful season with their son Josh.
Steve Cuss joins the conversation to offer some wisdom on how leaders can navigate change and the resistance that often accompanies.
The Chapmans join Ben and Lynley to tackle misconceptions about loneliness, expectations of their family, and how God has been faithful in their hardships.
Faith is the fierce optimism that God is not only real, but he is at work behind the scenes, getting ready to do something big in your life and in your ministry.
Blessed are the humble, for they will inherit the earth.
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Will ministry kids recover from the difficulties that come with the calling? Holly Knight joins Ben and Lynley to talk about this question that weighs on the hearts of many ministry leaders who parent.
Barnabas Piper opens up with Ben and Lynley on what it was like for him to grow up in a ministry home, what he learned from that experience, and how he navigates being a pastor and a parent today.
Ben and Lynley open up about something they have found to be a recurring issue in their marriage—and likely many other marriages.
Ben and Lynley discuss with some former neighbors what it was like for them when the church planters moved to their street.
Easter services can evoke an enormous fear of failure, particularly for the driven ministry leader. Here are four healthy ways to approach it.
Ben and Lynley unpack a few findings from the Lifeway Research study on pastoral challenges, discuss how they’ve seen them play out in their own lives, and offer solutions.
Ben and Lynley explain why family values are important to define and give practical, step-by-step advice on implementing them in a home.
Noe and Clancey Garcia talk about marriage and ministry through the lens of trauma. Listen to their story as they dispel the myth that simply being a believer can overcome challenges of a broken background.
Sean and Billie Sears tell their story of how ministry expectations encroached on their boundaries and could have cost them their marriage.
Author and pastor Steve Cuss offers biblically rooted exercises and conversational tools to navigate situations that cause anxiety.
Duce and Missie Branch talk about the emotional toll of change in ministry and unpack hard lessons learned in their church-planting journey.
Listen to Ben’s recent segment on Moody Radio’s “Dawn and Steve Mornings” as he unpacks the Lifeway Research findings on pastors’ greatest needs.
Feelings of grandiosity and entitlement are just a few layers of narcissism, but it has more faces than we think.
Churches are personal. It’s our life’s work. And when you leave a church, it can be humbling, because people seem to move on without us—and they should.
Leaving a church can be hard—whether on good or bad terms. Why do some ministry families leave poorly? What does leaving well look like?