Rick Booye, Author at Sharefaith Magazine

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Pastors Need to Get Away from the Church for a Time

I came from a home where my dad built custom homes that my mom would design. He didn’t own a construction company, but actually framed, plumbed, wired, landscaped and finished the homes with his own hands. He u... Read More...

How to Have an Effective and Positive Elder’s Meeting

All churches have boards that in some way work with the lead or senior pastor. Different churches use different titles in their constitutions, calling these leaders elders or trustees or whatever. They also hav... Read More...

Should The Fix Really Be In?

We live in a fix-it society. Our culture assumes and insists on at least three unrealistic attitudes: 1) That anything painful can and should be fixed, 2) That the fixing should be done as soon as possible, 3) ... Read More...

Does the Church Need a “Revival”?

One does not pastor for long before one hears of the need for Revival. “Pastor,” announces the concerned and stalwart church member with a suitable squint of the eyes, “What we need is Revival.” The implication... Read More...

Pastors – Trained to be Stewards of the Mysteries

Our main job as servants of Christ is to be good stewards of the mystery of the gospel. That is the one thing we must not fail in. So, I don’t worry too much about what you or the world thinks of me. In fact... Read More...

The Hap, Happiest Season of All?

Strange as it may sound to the novice, Christmas is probably not “the hap, happiest season of all” for pastors. There are at least three reasons for this. Let's take a closer look at all three and see if we can... Read More...

Classifying Church Critiques and What to Do About Them

It’s hard not to take complaints about our Sunday services personally. Pastors wince when people gripe about how we preach or how our church looks or feels. What’s a pastor to do? One thing I have found helpful... Read More...

Self Evaluation of a Pastor – How Am I Doing?

One of the hard parts of pastoring is that it’s tough to tell how we’re doing in the work. The primary metrics of “success” in the pastorate are often fuzzy and sometimes completely indecipherable. On top of th... Read More...

Your Pastor Needs Friends Too – Conquer Pastor Isolation

According to the research one of the main causes of pastoral burnout is relational isolation. That is, pastors tend not to have deep enough friendships to really share their struggles, vent, or just relax. Abou... Read More...

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Rick Booye

Pastors Need to Get Away from the Church for a Time

How to Have an Effective and Positive Elder’s Meeting

Should The Fix Really Be In?

Does the Church Need a “Revival”?

Pastors – Trained to be Stewards of the Mysteries

The Hap, Happiest Season of All?

Classifying Church Critiques and What to Do About Them

Self Evaluation of a Pastor – How Am I Doing?

Your Pastor Needs Friends Too – Conquer Pastor Isolation

Author Rick Booye