Author: Steve

  • July 6, 2011
    I will get to the joy end of the continuum in time, but let me stay with the lament part…

  • July 5, 2011
    I have been working on a seminar for some chaplains on care for their soul. The theme is based on…
  • June 29, 2011
    I will be on the road the rest of the week attending the Presbytery Pastoral Care Network conference in Indianapolis…

  • June 28, 2011
    When a pastor is fired, it is the shattering of a dream that was present at the calling. In some…

  • June 27, 2011
    I think that we need to draw upon the liturgical roots of our faith when we are responding to the…

  • June 24, 2011
    One of the more difficult aspects that a COM needs to pay attention to when a pastor is fired is…

  • June 23, 2011
    It would be helpful if the Committee on Ministry or its equivalent would do some prior work before they have…

  • June 22, 2011
    A critical component that COMs should attend to when a pastor is fired, is the family of that pastor. The…

  • June 21, 2011
    I once suggested that someone needs to create a padded, soundproof room where pastors could go from time to time…

  • June 20, 2011
    Recently I have talked to a couple of pastors who experienced the termination of their position and have read several…