- May 19, 2014I'm developing a series called "Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations." (HCMHC). All of it is in preparation for the fall…
- May 16, 2014OK, SO YOU HAVE RETIRED I retired in June of 2006. The first thing I wanted to do was find…
- May 14, 2014I'VE RUN THE RACE A few years before I retired, the Presbyterian Church debated whether Honorably Retired should be the…
- May 12, 2014This is a litany making use of Psalm 111. Draw upon what you have heard about the gifts and contributions…
- May 9, 2014CONGREGATIONAL INITIATIVE The celebration of the ministry of a church's staff needs to be initiated by the congregational leadership. This…
- May 7, 2014HALF PASTORS OR WHOLE PASTORS If we tend to neglect appreciating the work of pastors, we double that neglect when…
- May 5, 2014By J Harold Ellens, 2 May, 2014 A Star and A Tear, Stephen McCutchan, 2013, Pp 386, Self Published. Reviewed…
- May 2, 2014AFFIRMING STAFF MINISTRY A council that cares about those who are exercising ministry on their behalf should take time occasionally…
- April 30, 2014A TIME TO LISTEN At least every couple of years, and in times of extreme stress more often, you should…
- April 28, 2014WORSHIP Denominational staff members who work for the larger church need to deliberately identify ways that they take care of…
