Author: Steve

  • October 17, 2018
    THIS IS OUR JUDICATORY Take a presbytery directory that includes ordained pastors, commissioned ruling elders( or their equivalent in your…
  • October 12, 2018
    CONTINUING TO REFLECT ON THE FUTURE OF DENOMINATIONS. One Future for Denominations In reading Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat…
  • October 10, 2018
    i posted this in 2006 but some of the same questions are part of our current context. Posted on September 16,…
  • October 5, 2018
    I'm in New York City this week at Union Theological Seminary. I have returned to celebrate with my classmates the…
  • October 3, 2018
    OWNING YOUR GRIEF AS A PASTOR As you stand before your congregation on a Sunday morning, how frequently do you…
  • September 28, 2018
    YOU ARE NOT IN THIS ALONE Because we are the spiritual leaders of a faith that emphasizes relationships above all…
  • September 26, 2018
    A SLIGHTLY SATIRICAL PARABLE   She walked into the bar where she saw Carl, her daughter’s boyfriend, drinking with his buddies.…
  • September 21, 2018
    GOD'S CALL YOUR CARE If you are clergy, be a good steward of the body God gave you. If you…
  • September 19, 2018
    What is the Impact All professions have their impact on the families of the person in that profession. You could…
  • September 14, 2018
    Evaluation of your Emotional Health   Ministry is stressful, with lots of ups and downs. Paying attention to your emotional…