For Pastors
Soul care, loneliness, and the long obedience of pastoral ministry. 6 articles.
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September 14, 2026 · Second Fiddle
The Long Obedience: Why Pastors Who Sprint Burn Out
Pastor burnout often starts with a sprint. What the long obedience produces, how to handle failure without quitting, and why the best counsel is: stay.
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June 9, 2026 · Second Fiddle
Pastoral Loneliness Is Structural. Here's How to Fight It.
Pastor loneliness isn't a personal failing. It's built into the role. Why it happens, the temptation it creates, and two kinds of friendship that answer it.
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May 19, 2026 · Second Fiddle
Nobody Will Ask About Your Heart: Soul Care for Busy Pastors
Pastor soul care doesn't happen by accident, least of all for bi-vocational pastors. Three things it takes, and the warning signs that it's slipping.
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March 5, 2026 · Second Fiddle
25 Years of Bi-Vocational Ministry: What Got Harder, What Got Easier
What long-term pastoral ministry actually feels like after twenty-five years with a day job: what got harder, what got easier, and what never changed.
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December 25, 2025 · Second Fiddle
What Paul the Tentmaker Teaches Pastors Today
Tentmaker ministry isn't a compromise. What Paul's work in Corinth teaches pastors about access, credibility, and the freedom of not preaching for a paycheck.
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December 4, 2025 · Giving Account
Who Hears the Pastor's Account?
Accountability for pastors usually means oversight. But a pastor has his own account to give, and someone should be hearing it every week.