- September 30, 2009Below are 27 questions that you should place on individual 3 x 5 cards and shuffle them so that there…
- September 29, 2009When was the last time that you had a fairly indepth conversation about your experience of ministry? If you have…
- September 23, 2009I want to build on yesterday's discussion about how a church behaves when expectations of leaders are not met. First,…
- September 22, 2009I recently talked to a pastor about a negative termination experience at a church. It recalled for me several times…
- September 17, 2009When a clergy person or a prominent church leader engages in activity that betrays the trust of the congregation, it…
- September 16, 2009It is difficult for either clergy or congregations to raise the question of boundaries. For the clergy, being asked to…
- September 15, 2009One of the sadder realities of the change in ministry is the necessity of reviewing our boundaries with respect to…
- September 14, 2009One of the great quanderies that has evolved in ministry is how to set boundaries in interpersonal relationships. This ranges…
- September 9, 2009Most churches do not choose to be harmful to the pastor's family life. As a body they would probably agree…
- September 8, 2009One of the popular topics for clergy these days is the issue of boundaries. There are a number of areas…
