by Jay Jones | | Personal Development
A 2025 Pastor’s Reading List As we step into a new year, my prayer is that 2025 will be a year of growth, joy, and fresh inspiration for you. To help spark that growth, I’m sharing my 2025 reading list – 25 for ’25. Over the past few years, I’ve adjusted my...
by Jay Jones | | Personal Development
The 3-2-1 Method: Sleep Better, Lead Better Ministry is demanding. Understatement of the year, right? Exhausting days, late-night meetings, and the mental weight of serving others can leave you lying awake at night. You’re desperate for rest, but you wake up feeling...
by Jay Jones | | Personal Development
A Practical Solution for Ministers Facing Healthcare Challenges As pastors and ministers, many of us are accustomed to navigating challenges through faith, and resilience. However, one area that often weighs heavily on our minds is healthcare — specifically, how to...
by Jay Jones | | Leadership, Personal Development
Dear Struggling Pastor: An Open Letter to Leaders in a Storm Dear Pastor friend, Storms will savagely barrage against your ship sometimes. Famines will ravage through the fields of your ministry sometimes. God will feel distant sometimes. The deafening silence when...
by Jay Jones | | Personal Development
Mastering the Berluti Knot – The Only Dress Shoe Knot A Minister Needs to Know In the life of a minister, details matter. Whether it’s crafting a sermon or navigating the intricacies of pastoral care, every element plays a part in the broader mission....
by Jay Jones | | Personal Development
Conquering the Fear of Failure in Ministry Opportunities for ministry leaders regularly present themselves… New initiatives, bold ideas. But often, lurking in the shadows of these opportunities is a paralyzing fear – the fear of starting something and...
