Author: Steve

  • October 12, 2010
    At least once every five years, I think it is important to pause and check one's vocational pulse. You need…

  • October 11, 2010
    We can get so busy responding to the many legitimate demands of ministry that we don't pause to breathe. Somewhere…

  • October 8, 2010
    One of the areas in which I have found satisfaction in retirement is that of consciously reaching out in supportive…

  • October 7, 2010
    After you have spent some time cleansing yourself of accumulated cynicism and healing the wounds of the past, it is…

  • October 6, 2010
    Yesterday I suggested that you review your career from the perspective of your retirement and name some of the more…

  • October 5, 2010
    Over the years of a long professional career, it is easy to build up a crust of protective cynicism. In…

  • October 4, 2010
    As you seek to discern where God is calling you in your retirement phase, I would offer you some possible…

  • October 1, 2010
    Yesterday you examined in written form how God had initially called you to ministry and noted any clues in that…

  • September 30, 2010
    Reflect back on how you discerned God's call that started you on the journey towards ministry. It is different for…

  • September 29, 2010
    There seem to be two initial responses as one enters retirement after a long career as a pastor. For some,…