Churches in America are closing at an alarming rate. Dale Sellers of 95Network believes this trend is largely due to discouragement among small-church pastors. Many church leaders begin ministry with dreams of making an eternal impact. But years of striving, stress, and strain have left them feeling defeated, disillusioned, and stalled.

Thankfully, there is hope that ministry can turn around for the discouraged pastor. As a former minister who’s been in the trenches, Sellers reveals that …

• God is not keeping score,
• it’s impossible for a pastor to let God down, and
• doing ministry from Jesus, not for Him, is a pastor’s key to a thriving church.

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• Publisher: David C. Cook
• ISBN: 978-0-8307-8063-1
• Author: Dale Sellers
• Pages: 192
• Binding: Hardcover
• Size: 9.1" x 5.9"
• Publication Date: September 2020

David C. Cook is a nonprofit organization dedicated to publishing and distributing leadership and discipleship resources to help Christians all over the world grow in their faith and pass it on to the next generation. They call this "DiscipleShaping". They were established in 1875 by David Caleb Cook in Chicago, IL. Since that time, they have published numerous bestselling books from The Picture Bible to Crazy Love by Francis Chan, developed over ten lines of Sunday school curriculum, and published many of today's most popular praise and worship songs through their music division, Kingsway.