Jeff Hoglen
Thoughts on
Life, Leadership, and Ministry.
Self Care for the Tired Pastor
“Depending on what they are, our habits will either make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do.” – Sean Covey. Here is another quote by John Maxwell – “You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found...
Practice What You Preach
Sunday services are filled with information that the pastor/preacher hopes will be life-transforming for the listeners. Sometimes, however, we find ourselves (Pastors) so busy in the day-to-day ministry activities that we aren’t doing what we tell others. More...
Focus On What You Can Do
I just got news of a lady who had the heart to help women and children who are hurting and need encouragement. She knew she was supposed to do something for the Lord but with lockdown and quarantines in place due to the COVID-9 crisis, she felt stuck. Rather...
Micro Church – Mindsets and Meeting Places
Getting Started Many churches start in homes or coffee shops. Sometimes these were intentional and other times a simple Bible study morphed into a church meeting. Needless to say, the micro church/house church model is by far the easiest to start and even duplicate....
Counter-Cultural Life
The words counter-culture may seem odd to many within the church world. I mean, aren't we supposed to be in "the world" in order to share the gospel? The answer is of course, yes, but remember we are in the world but not of it. Just as a refresher for those who...
A Prayerful Response to Crisis
Prayer is the key for us as believers. We need to be more diligent now than ever to pray for our family, community, nation, and planet. As we pray through the crisis, I believe God will use the situation to bring us closer to Him as well as touch the hearts of those...