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- May 21, 2021
A: List the 5 biggest challenges to a pastor’s sanity. Excessive need to pleaseInability to handle conflictTakes criticism too personallyNot…
- May 19, 2021
10 Ways a Congregation Can Abuse the Pastor We are a Community of Faith One of the cultural assumptions often…
- May 14, 2021
A CHRISTIAN PRACTICE Pastors and lay leaders in churches have a built-in resource to assist them in developing an anti-racism…
- May 12, 2021
RACISM IN MIXED COMMUNITIES Barna research has discovered a rising percent of mixed race churches. However, they have also found…
, - May 7, 2021
LET PSALM 23 GUIDE YOUR CONGREGATION Psalm 23 offers an interesting framework for the evaluation of a congregational ministry. Begin…
- May 5, 2021
WE HAVE A STORY We live in a society of increasing anxiety Where people have lost hope and expectation. I…
, - April 30, 2021
THE SABBATH IS FOR YOU KICK BACK AND REFLECT After Easter is an opportunity to schedule some “what if” and “just imagine” times and…
, , - April 28, 2021
HOW WOULD YOUR CHURCH RESPOND? Let me offer you a sample of how you might make use of your congregational…
- April 21, 2021
WANTED: 50 GOOD ANTI-RACIST CLERGY I am looking for 50 clergy who have the following qualifications: They believe God exists…
- April 16, 2021
How do you help a congregation and a newly called pastor have a healthy beginning?
, , - April 14, 2021
NAMING THE DEMON I believe there is no shame in having a problem in your life. The faith question is…
- April 9, 2021
Beatitudes and Racism When the Israelites entered the wilderness, they were confronted with a whole new set of challenges and…
- April 7, 2021
Beyond Feeling Like a Bystander Most people reading this blog, probably all of you, consider racism like a horrible virus…
- April 2, 2021
NINE TIPS FOR YOUR EXPERIMENT IN MODERN PARABLES. Let me suggest some easy steps to releasing the short story within…
- March 31, 2021
A PARABLE OF THE SNAMUH The first sign came from Astronomers who noted the movement of objects in the sky.…
, - March 26, 2021
A FUN EXPERIMENT WITH COLLEAGUES Try this experiment. Choose a couple of colleagues and invite them to participate in an…
LET MY PEOPLE GO (#1)
August 17, 2022
Urk. Alled When God Calls Moses I m-m-ay not b-be a great preacher, but no one can say I’m not…
GOD’S CALL (PART 2)
August 12, 2022
AFTER REFRESHMENTS OK, you have played the first phase as described in the previous blog, and you have taken time…
PLAYING WITH GOD’S CALL
August 10, 2022
PEOPLE OF THE BOOK Because we are people of the Book, it is good to call on Scripture as we…
A LOCAL CHURCH ANTIRACISM AGENDA
August 5, 2022
MINISTRY IS NOT FOR THE WEAK OF HEART Clergy are called to proclaim a Gospel that challenges many cultural…
LITURGY AS ANTIRACISM SPEECH
August 3, 2022
TURNING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…
A Pastor’s guide to Nurturing Member’s Spirituality
July 29, 2022
GOD IS NOT DEFEATED BY RACISM What we discover with the cross is that God is not only not defeated…
How to listen in times of ideological splits
July 27, 2022
HOW TO LISTEN The problem with our ideological splits today is that we have lost the capacity to listen to…
The Church’s Gift to Clergy
July 23, 2022
BEING CALLED TO THE MINISTRY I was asked recently what advice I would give about the ministry to a 20…
A PASTOR’S DREAM LIST
July 20, 2022
Ten Things I’d Like to See in a Church Think about the church that you’d like to serve. What are…