Time Out: God speaks to us today
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Have you ever had anyone open a conversation with you by saying, “God told me to tell you…” Whenever I heard that…
Time Out: Are you called to ministry?
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Jesus, the master story teller, told a story about a man who held a banquet but those who were invited didn’t come so he…
Time Out: The priorities of the pastor
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Gaining recognition is fairly easy in life and ministry. What isn’t easy is succeeding in the things that really matter. We…
Time Out: Youth pastor as maestro
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
We’ve all heard many analogies of pastors (and youth pastors) being shepherds of their sheep. In the Fall of 1988, in the…
Time Out: How to judge others
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
“Don’t judge,” the Bible tells us. But we do it anyway. Since we aren’t going to stop we ought at least…
Time Out: The wilderness temptations of ministry
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
We all know the story of Jesus being tempted in the desert when He began His ministry. What we often don’t realize is that…
Time Out: How would Jesus evaluate your job performance?
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Job evaluations – a necessary but not usually pleasant part of the job. If we don’t get our ego and pride all wrapped up in…
Time Out: Ingredients of a healthy ministry
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
Seminars, books, videos, conferences, web sites – everywhere someone is telling us how to do ministry better and be more…
Time Out: Hold the rope!
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
(The following was written for the people in the church my father pastors, but applies to youth workers as well. As you read this…
Time Out: Leadership (Nehemiah)
Time Out (by Jerry Schmoyer)
My name is Nehemiah. I was a leader of the Jews. Some people think being a leader is hard. It’s really quite easy. All you…