Seek the City Challenge is here! Challenge Yourself to Seek the City, the history... and gems of our Queen City this season….with a little challenge tossed in the mix. So, in a format similar to that of the famous TV series, The Amazing Race, let's Seek The City! November 13th - January 3rd 2 track options to sign up for: [...]
April is Stress Awareness Month, which is a hot topic for Christian leaders. Fact: Clergy submit more health claims than any other career path. Stress, is a large part of the "why" behind this fact. Maximized Living ... is a leader in wellness around the world. Check out this recent blog post they did on Stress. Specifically what YOU [...]
Our Iron Sharpens Iron Workout #2 winners are once again Kenny Klinect of Carmel Baptist Church and Laura Schrieber of New City Church! 19.2 was almost 1,000 reps for some! Week #2 5 rounds for max reps: 45 sec Walking Lunges 15 sec rest 45 sec Bear crawl 15 sec rest 45 sec Opposite toe touches [...]
Our Iron Sharpens Iron Workout #1 winners are Kenny Klinect of Carmel Baptist Church and Laura Schrieber of New City Church! 19.1 was almost a mile of running plus 80 burpees - whew! For the men, Pastor Kenny crushed it with a time of 10:44. As for the ladies, Laura's leading with a 13:40. 19.2 [...]
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” There is mutual benefit in the rubbing of two iron blades together; the edges become sharper, making the knives more efficient in their task. Iron Sharpens Iron consists of four workouts occurring over four weeks, beginning with workout 19.1 (note that the workouts are designated by their year and [...]
Pastors and Health
Five Fold Fitness is the Key to True Health. We are so intricately connected that neglecting to steward one area of health can create a domino effect on total temple health. For example, an event or disease affecting the body must also affect the mind, the soul and the spirit. An event or disease that affects the mind must also [...]
Iron Sharpens Iron (Pastor Edition) is coming THIS April!! “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” There is mutual benefit in the rubbing of two iron blades together; the edges become sharper, making the knives more efficient in their task. While we hit workouts at our churches throughout the year, April is the time to be [...]
Faithful and Fractured is a must read written by Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, PhD, and Jason Byassee, PhD. Ray Jean is a researcher at Duke University and Jason is the senior pastor of Boone United Methodist Church in Boone, NC. This book answers the question, ‘Why are pastors in such poor health, and what can be done about it?’ The [...]
LeaderFiT Week 9 in Review Heading into the home stretch here for our LeaderFiT athletes! Ten weeks of tracking the building blocks of a healthy temple is coming to an end. It'll be a tight race... this week between McCrory and Klinect. Klinect has been at McCrory's heels for several weeks now! Last week's special challenge for extra points [...]
