Author: Steve

  • January 24, 2014
    WHAT DO HEALTHY CLERGY LOOK LIKE? You may have read some of the recent articles concerning the declining health of…

  • January 22, 2014
    WELCOME AND CATCHING UP Each time you gather, there should be ample time to check in with each other. Sometimes…

  • January 20, 2014
    GUIDING THE DISCUSSION It is important to not exhaust people in the discussion and to allow plenty of time for…

  • January 17, 2014
    COMMON EXPERIENCE One of the challenges in building a group among clergy is to help them understand that there are…

  • January 15, 2014
    A SHARED REALITY This first meeting of your exploratory company of pastors is critical. It is important to establish some…

  • January 13, 2014
    BUILDING A COMPANY OF PASTORS  Here is the challenge. Most presbytery executives and COM chairs feel overwhelmed by the task…

  • January 10, 2014
    SWIMMING AGAINST THE STREAM You are called by God to offer ministry in this real world. Regardless of your theological…

  • January 8, 2014
    I ADMIT THAT I AM EXCITED As many of you know, this past September I published a mystery novel, A…

  • January 6, 2014
    THE TEN COMMANDMENTS with interpretation By Steve McCutchan 1.      YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME: Unless those gods…

  • January 3, 2014
    2014 It’s 2014 and the year begins. Well, for most pastors it is a mixed bag of beginning and continuing.…