Healthy churches impact cities; but healthy churches need healthy families (w/ Rodney Gage)

If you, as a pastor aren't healthy— and if your family isn't healthy, you can't lead a church well. And if the church isn't healthy, it can't impact the culture. So, everything the church does actually begins in the home— of the leaders. (This is why Paul cautions us that elders in the church must have their family in order before they're qualified to lead— see 1 Timothy 3:1-12, especially verse 4.) "Don't take your personal, home life for granted while you're out leading the church," Rodney encourages.   Remember, too, you had your family BEFORE the ministry and you'll have them AFTER the ministry. Family will be the ones who come to see you in the cemetery. Don't ignore the one group who will be with you for the entire run…