Author: Steve

  • February 13, 2019
    HEALTHY SPIRITUALITY In its simplest form, spirituality is how we stay in connection and communication with God. By speaking of…

  • February 8, 2019
    Responding to Financial Stress It is not easy for small congregations to provide adequate salaries for full-time pastors. It is…

  • February 6, 2019
    PREVENT THEOLOGICAL BURNOUT Most of the pastors in your judicatory have had at least three years of training in the…

  • February 1, 2019
    PEOPLE ARE SPYING ON YOU Let’s face it, people are watching you all the time. Not only that but they…

  • January 30, 2019
    SEVEN WORD REFLECTION Sometimes less is more and fewer words dig deeper. A judicatory can encourage clergy to participate, or…

  • January 25, 2019
    I'm working on the eighth volume of my nine-volume series Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations.  This eighth volume will address…

  • January 23, 2019
    NO EXCUSE FOR INACTION   YOU HAVE A GIFT TO GIVE Too often we are concerned about the health of…

  • January 18, 2019
    How would you like to generate some spiritual excitement in your congregation? How would you like to create a positive…

  • January 16, 2019
    LOW SALARIES AFFECT HEALTH At some level almost every pastor feels that s/he is paid inadequately. Some denominations establish a…

  • January 11, 2019
    MAD Everything condition has to have a name these days. Very few people can escape some measure of anxiety over…