Author: Steve

  • January 16, 2008
    Recently I was talking to a retired pastor about what advice he would give to a person considering a call…
  • January 14, 2008
    As you travel almost anywhere in the country, one is struck with the multitude of churches that dot our landscape.…
  • January 11, 2008
    Another seismic change has occurred in the way we experience the church. At one time we debated whether the church's…
  • January 10, 2008
    Most churches would agree that they value a pastor who can listen with sensitivity to people who come to them.…
  • January 8, 2008
    Salem Presbytery covers 19 counties in North Carolina. You could drive 150 miles from east to west or 120 miles…
  • January 5, 2008
    I have just finished a term as an interim General Presbyter at Salem Presbytery. It has given me a fresh…
  • February 20, 2007
    The Pastor's Spouse When we think about caring for clergy, we need to include in that care a concern for…
  • January 6, 2007
    Some Christian communities and many members of the Christian church ignore the Hebrew Scriptures or what is often referred to…
  • December 29, 2006
    In reading Thomas Friedman's The World is Flat I was struck with its implications for denominationalism. One of the problems…
  • December 13, 2006
    There is an interesting phenomenon among clergy. On the one extreme, there are those within the clergy whose identity is…