- September 12, 2018THE EMOTIONAL LIFE OF A PASTOR The very nature of ministry engages one in the emotional roller coaster of engaging…
- September 8, 2018BREAKING THROUGH MY SHELL iF +/?% would stop messing with me and my ministry, I think I could be lovable.…
- September 5, 2018SEXUAL SCANDAL PLAGUES THE CHURCH It happened again. A descent pastor with multiple gifts destroys his promising ministry by having…
- August 31, 2018Grace Redeeming Betrayal I am not suggesting that we should “sin boldly so that grace might abound” but that…
- August 29, 2018When Congregations Experience Betrayal I led a presbytery retreat on how to guide a congregation when they have experienced betrayal…
- August 24, 2018WITH THE REPORT OF CHURCH SCANDALS IN MIND, LET US MOVE BEYOND THE SCANDAL AND EXPLORE REDEMPTIVE POSSIBILITIES. Redemptive Possibilities…
- August 22, 2018The Betrayal of a Pastor The news of the scandal in the Catholic church seems to bring glee to the…
- August 17, 2018INVITING REFLECTION As the spiritual leader of a people, you preach, teach, counsel, and pray with your people. What do…
- August 15, 2018THIS IS OUR PRESBYTERY Take a presbytery directory that includes ordained pastors, commissioned ruling elders, specialized ministries, and retired pastors,…
- August 10, 2018STIMULATE THE IMAGINATION Even though our judicatories (in my case a presbytery) meet together occasionally, we often are so busy…
