The Authentic Pastor

Developing Pastors and Churches that Last.

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Spring cohort is underway — one of the best groups we've ever had.

Fall cohorts are now open.

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Wrapped another cohort last week. Honestly one of the best groups we've had. Good food, good laughs, and the kind of honest conversation pastors don't get enough of. Grateful for these people.

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We're running the first-ever March Madness Bracket Challenge. Win and you get a free seat in one of our 2026 Cohorts — worth $4,200!

Bracket deadline: Thursday.
Enter here 👇

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Nobody planned for attendance to become the measure of ministry.

It just happened. One budget cycle at a time. One board meeting where someone asked, "But what does this do for growth?" And nobody had a good enough answer.

So growth won. The scoreboard appeared. And everything organized around it.

Sound familiar? March Madness did the same thing. New article today.

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Pastors are reading Ministry Cancer: Dying to serve. Here’s what they’re saying. Available now on Amazon https://t.co/CuTBPLk2oB

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Ministry Cancer: Dying to Serve by our founder @timothyeldred hit #1 in Christian Leadership on Amazon. Link below.

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It's here.

@timothyeldred Ministry Cancer: Dying to Serve is available on Amazon today.

A pastor's story of how close he came to losing everything — and the five toxic patterns hiding inside ministry that almost killed him.

It might be the most uncomfortable thing you read this year.

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The system is broken. But there's another way to lead—one that doesn't require self-destruction as the price of faithfulness.

Read the full article:
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We're killing ourselves and calling it faithfulness.
91% of pastors have experienced burnout.

18% have contemplated self-harm in the past year.
These aren't just statistics. These are our brothers and sisters.

Maybe it's you.

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If your church can't function without you sacrificing your health, your marriage, and your sanity—that's not God's design.

That's dysfunction.

It's time we stopped pretending this is normal.

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Last week we kicked off another Authentic Pastor Cohort — this time in Utah, surrounded by the mountains.

The view was incredible, but what’s happening inside the room matters even more.

Pastors were never meant to do this alone. Real growth happens together.

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We dive deeper into building leadership that lasts in our latest article: https://t.co/8X5syPoXf8

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Can your church function without you?

If not, you're not leading like Jesus—you're leading like Atlas, carrying everything on your shoulders.

After 28 years pastoring, I've learned the greatest measure of leadership isn't how much your church needs you... 🧵

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Here's the uncomfortable truth: Sometimes your constant presence is what's keeping your church from growing.

What's the next thing you need to give away? Not delegate—actually give away.

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...it's how well it functions without you.

Jesus spent 3 years developing 12 ordinary people, then trusted them completely when He left. No backup plan. No emergency hotline.