Author: Steve

  • September 20, 2011
    When you boil it down to the core, many people live their lives feeling unappreciated and largely ignored. It is…

  • September 19, 2011
    Sometimes people will say to me "I haven't filled out my PIF (Personal Information Form) because I'm not sure whether…

  • September 16, 2011
    It is important to listen to God's call in one's journey of faith. While it is a spiritual issue, the…

  • September 15, 2011
    Here is another Psalm prayer that can be used at a presbytery meeting. Salem Presbytery, 2011 Psalm 63 (Adapted) L:…

  • September 14, 2011
    I share with you a litany that I have developed in appreciation of the staff of Salem presbytery. Psalm 111…

  • September 13, 2011
    Congregations are in a better position to show appreciation of their pastor and staff than a judicatory like a presbytery.…

  • September 12, 2011
    How does a congregation honor the a pastor's sense of God's call in his or her life? This may begin…

  • September 9, 2011
    There is an ancient tale about the cobbler's children having no shoes while the cobbler helps everyone else repair their…

  • September 8, 2011
    With few exceptions, the vocation of a pastor is not a lucrative career. In many cases, especially with small churches,…

  • September 7, 2011
    Like in all the areas being examined, when a congregation begins to reflect on the health of the clergy family,…