Author: Steve

  • July 23, 2009
    I will always remember the pleasure I experienced when my church had a surprise celebration for my 25th anniversary of…
  • July 22, 2009
    The final category of our grid of clergy care is the area of vocation. It comes in a variety of…
  • July 21, 2009
    As part of Presbytery's support of our pastor's spiritual journey, what if we built on Scripture's declaration that each of…
  • July 20, 2009
    I don't know whether it is still happening but I once read that some Korean Presbyteries would spend a great…
  • July 17, 2009
    Official boards of churches can become so focused on the mundane that they neglect to take time for the spiritual…
  • July 16, 2009
    It might seem strange to speak of spiritual boredom for clergy, but I think it is a real issue. I…
  • July 15, 2009
    One of the realities for most Presbyterian clergy and I suspect most clergy is that their salary is a matter…
  • July 13, 2009
    Every presbytery has the responsibility to ensure that their pastors’ terms of call include adequate financial compensation, along with meeting…
  • July 10, 2009
    The challenge is to discover how a pastor and spouse can have a healthy discussion about finances. This is definitely…
  • July 9, 2009
    I would guess that at some level almost every pastor feels that s/he is inadequately paid. While some denominations like…