Author: Steve

  • January 24, 2011
    At the same retreat that I mentioned on Friday, I also led a session on how to guide a congregation…

  • January 21, 2011
    I recently led a Community on Ministry retreat on the care of clergy. During that time I led the following…

  • January 19, 2011
    When a pastor is speaking hard truths to a congregation, s/he needs to recognize several things. First, there is a…

  • January 18, 2011
    When you study the prophets, it is clear that they were not just criticizing conditions in their society. Certainly that…

  • January 17, 2011
    On this day when we celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday, it is interesting to reflect on the role of churches…

  • January 14, 2011
    A new pastor arrives and s/he has been called to be a spiritual leader of this congregation. It is so…

  • January 13, 2011
    If you overemphasize the message that the congregation needs to care for the pastor, it begins to feel like the…

  • January 12, 2011
    Your new pastor is about to become the church's pastor. Everybody wants this to be a healthy and productive beginning…

  • January 11, 2011
    A major challenge for not only the pastor but the pastor's family is how to get a sense of the…

  • January 10, 2011
    OK, you've completed the process of identifying a new pastor for the congregation, making the offer and having it accepted,…