Author: Steve

  • October 26, 2016
    AN INTERIM PASTOR’S SPECIAL GIFT A TIME OF TRANSITION Every church experiences a time when the previous pastor leaves and…

  • October 21, 2016
    CALLED BY GOD AND HIRED BY A CONGREGATION Pastors sense God's call in their lives and then choose to prepare…

  • October 19, 2016
    IT HELPS TO LAUGH On my website, www.smccutchan.com ,you will find God Laughs–Why Don’t You? : Making Use of Humor in…

  • October 14, 2016
    BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT FUN Because of our schedules, we have to be intentional about finding time to be with someone…

  • October 12, 2016
    YOU ARE NOT IN THIS ALONE As has been mentioned in previous posts, most observers of the health of clergy…

  • October 7, 2016
    ALONE IN THE CROWD How does a pastor cope with the features of his or her profession that contribute to…

  • October 5, 2016
    LOVE ADVICE COLUMN Recently I found myself reading a Dear Abby advice column and began to wonder how this might…

  • September 30, 2016
    THE POWER OF APPRECIATION   Most human beings hunger for signs that people appreciate them and what they do. I…

  • September 28, 2016
    HOW TO ENRICH CLERGY FRIENDS   Studies confirm what clergy know that loneliness is one of the realities of ministry.…

  • September 23, 2016
    A progressive Feast in Parabolic storytelling wants your name attached to a story that will lift people’s spirits and cause…