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- May 23, 2018
WHY INVITE PEOPLE TO WORSHIP We are inviting people to step aside from their daily routines to touch and be…
- May 18, 2018
BOOK CLUBS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR SOCIETY Back in the late 60’s, James Naisbitt wrote a book, Megatrends,…
- May 16, 2018
CONSIDER USING FICTION AS A MEANS OF WRESTLING WITH REAL ISSUES THAT FACE THE CHURCH. clergy or lay people can…
- May 11, 2018
THE SESSION LEADS Having discussed this together as a session and with the pastor, on a given Sunday an elder…
- May 9, 2018
GATHERING AS A SPIRIT LED PRESBYTERY I think it is important that we have experiences at our presbytery meetings…
- May 4, 2018
excerpt 2 from "Is There Salvation in the Church?" to be published in May. Facing the Sinfulness of the Church…
- May 2, 2018
AN EXCERPT FROM A NEW BOOKLET TO BE PUBLISHED IN mAY: "IS THERE SALVATION IN THE CHURCH?" HAS THE CHURCH…
April 27, 2018AN EVENING OF LAUGHTER Laughter can also have a positive effect within a congregation. People who share a good…
- April 25, 2018
Communicating God’s Love The diversity of theological positions in any given church or denomination presents a challenge…
, , - April 20, 2018
HOW DO THEY SPEAK IN HEAVEN? I am struck with the fact that the language of heaven reflected in the…
, - April 18, 2018
Loving God “’You should love the Lord your God with all of your heart, and with all your soul,…
, - April 13, 2018
HOW DOES THE CHURCH SAVE US? If Jesus saves us from our sins and it is clear that we continue…
- April 11, 2018
GIVING ADVICE TO GOD Have you ever wanted to help correct God's errors? I know. I know. God doesn't make…
, - April 6, 2018
MYTH OF PERFECTION No one who has been called by God believes that ridiculous myth that because you are a…
, - April 4, 2018
HAVING A WORD WITH GOD. START WITH THREE FRIENDS For this experience, I would invite you to choose three clergy…
- March 28, 2018
Audacious Faith in a Persistent God The audacious affirmation That Christ is born, That all eternity finds expression In…
LISTENING TO GOD’S CALL
October 21, 2020
HOW DO WE HEAR GOD’S CALL? What if it was the wrong number? Clergy Vocational Health helps the reader explore…
HELP ME CHOOSE A GOOD INVITATION AGAINST RACISM
October 16, 2020
I’m working on some material to support pastors and their churches respond to racism in their society. The challenge is…
SOME FUN CARING DURING THIS PANDEMIC
October 14, 2020
HOW TO ENRICH CLERGY FRIENDS Studies confirm what clergy know. Loneliness is one of the realities of ministry. By the…
A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING
October 9, 2020
Clergy Financial Health recognizes the stress that money plays in our society. Family financesSecurityImages of success Influence among colleagues and…
HOW THE CHURCH LISTENS
October 7, 2020
The Intention of God At the root of our faith is an assumption that God has an intention for the…
HOW TO TRUST WHEN YOU CAN’T VERIFY
October 2, 2020
Posted on September 20, 2019 | Leave a comment THE CORE OF OUR FAITH Ronald Reagan famously coined the phrase that you should…
BEGINNING TO FACE RACISM AS A CHURCH
September 30, 2020
THE PRISON POPULATION While the exact comparison of the Black and White prison population may vary slightly, most studies agree…
HIDDEN BEHIND THE CLICHE
September 25, 2020
Recently I was making a list of all the racial cliches that people use without realizing how it sounds to…
THE REALITY OF CLERGY DIVORCE
September 23, 2020
CLERGY DIVORCE Along with the increasingly disturbing statistics about the decline of clergy physical health, comes the unpleasant reality that…
HOW CONGREGATIONS SPEAK TO EACH OTHER
September 18, 2020
BUILDING ON ZOOM TECHNOLOGY While all of us yearn for a time when we can regather as congregations, there is…