Associations must put away their sleepy tendencies of primarily providing pulpit fill, pastor search committee training, and hosting senior adult luncheons.

The association of this new era is not an organization where an exhausted pastor or denominational leader comes to retire and hang out with tired pastors; it is an organism where the associational leader is a learning broker that knows how and who to leverage within the family of churches to help other churches take their best next steps toward meaningful and impactful progress in the mission of God for their context.

It has fallen upon the backs of those giving 2.5% to support the local church, the local association, the State Convention, and the North American Mission Board.

As a son and daughter of King Jesus, you can add value to people by simply engaging them the way Jesus did through conversation to help them gain movement in discovering their next step toward meaningful progress in their lives.

If you want to prevent your pastor from quiet quitting, then step back and watch out for emotional abuse. Yes, it's true. The person that stands up on stage and looks like they have it all together probably doesn't. In all likelihood, they are actively engaged in a spiritual battle that directly attacks their emotions.