Author: Steve

  • December 1, 2009
    In Tom Ehrich's Column mentioned yesterday, after describing the challenge of being a pastor, he describes a type of leadership…
  • November 30, 2009
    Tom Erich, who I knew when he was an Episcopal priest in Winston-Salem, recently wrote a column in which he…
  • November 26, 2009
    I was recently talking to a pastor friend about his life and ministry and a very familiar subject came up.…
  • November 25, 2009
    It is the day before Thanksgiving and all through the house -- Oh, wait, that is another season. Anyway, on…
  • November 24, 2009
    Yesterday I wrote of organizing a pastor's appreciation banquet for the community. Today I want to suggest a couple of…
  • November 23, 2009
    I'm not sure whether I have written this up or not. A couple of weeks ago our community had a…
  • November 20, 2009
    A presbytery or other judicatory might want to consider having their own post-Christmas celebration for their clergy and families. The…
  • November 19, 2009
    One of the prices we pay in our profession is that our family can feel neglected during such high stress…
  • November 18, 2009
    Every pastor knows that the Advent and Christmas season is an exceedingly stressful time. I once had an elder say…
  • November 17, 2009
    In a recent issue of Presbyterian Outlook, (November 23,2009), there was an article that was almost a screed against the…