Here are some good posts for pastors:

In Praise of Long Pastorates – H. B. Charles, Jr.
To nurture a Christ-centered, biblically functioning congregation requires teaching and patience. A mushroom can grow in hours. But it takes longer to grow an oak tree. What are you trying to grow?

3 Big Opportunities that Busy Pastors Miss – Eric McKiddie
Nothing that grows organically grows fast. But if it is healthy, it grows strong. Don’t let your busyness shift your focus from “strong” to “fast.” Keep watering, and trust that your ministry is growing at the speed God intends.

Work at Your Prayers – D.A. Carson via Tim Challies
Many facets of Christian discipleship, not least prayer, are rather more effectively passed on by modeling than by formal teaching. Good praying is more easily caught than taught.