Author: Steve

  • September 29, 2009
    When was the last time that you had a fairly indepth conversation about your experience of ministry? If you have…

  • September 23, 2009
    I want to build on yesterday's discussion about how a church behaves when expectations of leaders are not met. First,…

  • September 22, 2009
    I recently talked to a pastor about a negative termination experience at a church. It recalled for me several times…

  • September 17, 2009
    When a clergy person or a prominent church leader engages in activity that betrays the trust of the congregation, it…

  • September 16, 2009
    It is difficult for either clergy or congregations to raise the question of boundaries. For the clergy, being asked to…

  • September 15, 2009
    One of the sadder realities of the change in ministry is the necessity of reviewing our boundaries with respect to…

  • September 14, 2009
    One of the great quanderies that has evolved in ministry is how to set boundaries in interpersonal relationships. This ranges…

  • September 9, 2009
    Most churches do not choose to be harmful to the pastor's family life. As a body they would probably agree…

  • September 8, 2009
    One of the popular topics for clergy these days is the issue of boundaries. There are a number of areas…

  • September 4, 2009
    One of the trickier aspects of this whole issue of forgiveness is learning how to forgive yourself. On two previous…