John Markum

Pastors: Book list

I was told in college, “Leaders are readers.” How true I’ve learned that statement to be! I do a substantial amount of reading because I’ve discovered I don’t know it all. Shocking, I know. Whether you are in ministry full time, part time, thinking about pursuing ministry as a career, or simply a devoted lay […]

Pastors: Ministry jobs

I think that the church should be the most dynamic, creative, well-planned organization in the world with the highest standards of excellence. In the American culture today, that means that there are huge opportunities for individuals to pursue full-time ministry careers outside of standing up every week to preach. And these jobs are just as […]

Pastors: Why be a Pastor?

“If any man desires the office of an overseer, he desires a good thing.” 1 Timothy 3:1 I am blessed to lead a single’s ministry full of young adults who want to glorify God with there lives, many of them considering whether God wants to use them in full time ministry. And it is in […]

The phrase no pain, no gain has been a mantra for athletes and fitness junkies for years. And what they understand about physical pain needs to be broadened to a much more general use in all of our lives. Pain hurts. That's the whole problem. No one enjoys it, and if someone does, we rightfully

The Premium of Pain