- October 27, 2009Recently I have talked with several people who are anticipating retirement in the near future. It has caused me to…
- October 26, 2009A colleague of mine has recently written a piece for the internet service, The Immediate Word, about how we respond…
- October 23, 2009I have often been struck with how hungry we are as clergy for someone to ask us about our ministry.…
- October 22, 2009Yesterday I suggested that a Presbytery or judicatory should identify and celebrate the ministry of their pastors that extends beyond…
- October 21, 2009As I mentioned in yesterday's blog, most pastors understand their call to ministry as extending beyond just the activities of…
- October 20, 2009John Wesley is quoted as saying, "The world is my parish." Most of us, when we sense a call by…
- October 19, 2009With the release of the Shriver Report, we are again engaged in a discussion about the effect of women in…
- October 16, 2009In a recent article I co-wrote for Presbyterian Outlook, (Vol 191 No. 28, August 17, 2009), I tried to imagine…
- October 14, 2009Presbytery, or any denominational judicatory, needs to strategize about how to offer support to a pastor's family. I'm certainly thinking…
- October 13, 2009Let me identify some theological assump[tions undergirding this idea. First I believe that the church is the Body of Christ.…
