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- September 7, 2016
YOUR FINANCIAL HEALTH It is important to occasionally take time to have a checkup. Of course the annual physical…
- August 31, 2016
SOMETIMES LESS IS MORE SEVEN WORD REFLECTION Sometimes less is more and fewer words dig deeper. A presbytery can encourage…
- August 26, 2016
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LAUGH A FUN EXPERIMENT WITH COLLEAGUES Try this experiment. Choose a couple of colleagues and…
- August 24, 2016
MAJORITY RULES This is an adaption of a community building game adapted to a church community. The set up for…
- August 19, 2016
Church Conflict – You Be the Judge Despite Jesus prayer that we may be one so that the world would believe…
- August 17, 2016
HOW TO TRUST WHEN YOU CAN'T VERIFY Ronald Reagan famously coined the phrase that you should trust and verify. Whether…
- August 12, 2016
BIBLICAL JOURNEY OF TRUST A major theme running throughout the biblical story is the theme of trust. Trust involves risk.…
- August 10, 2016
AN AGE OF DISTRUST Polls have shown the unlikeability factor for both of our major candidates for the presidency.…
- August 5, 2016
U U U Imagine yourself being part of a nationwide creative conversation about a significant issue facing the church. Picture…
- August 3, 2016
In the final chapter of Clergy Tails—Tales, www.smccutchan.com, the author offers some reflections on ministry and the nature of church in…
, , - July 29, 2016
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN GOD AND ANY HUMAN THAT GOD MIGHT CALL. Leader: You are called to serve God. People:…
, - July 27, 2016
DO YOU LIVE IN AN ANXIOUS SOCIETY? (I am continuing to draw upon Brene’ Brown’s work on vulnerability and applying…
, - July 22, 2016
CLERGY DON’T HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER Clergy, like all humans, come to their work with all the wounds, hungers, insecurities,…
, - July 20, 2016
IMAGE OF AN UNHEALTHY CHURCH We live in an anxious age and the church is tempted to reflect that anxiety…
- July 15, 2016
JESUS' CRITERIA When you consider the twelve disciples, you have to wonder what criteria Jesus was using when he…
, - July 13, 2016
NOT THINKING LIKE HUMANS I think it was Loren Eiseley who said if humans had designed the universe, they would…
WHAT GOD WANTS FROM CHURCHES
October 2, 2019
God’s Call to the Community of Churches Try viewing the future of the church from the perspective of God’s call.…
YOUR FAITH & GOD’S WORLD
September 27, 2019
An Environmental Church As Christians, we believe that this is God’s world and we have been placed in the world…
GIVE THANKS & HEAL THE WORLD
September 25, 2019
GOSSIP IS NOT ALL BAD I know the Bible is pretty hard on gossip and most churches generally condemn it…
HOW TO TRUST WHEN YOU CAN’T VERIFY
September 20, 2019
THE CORE OF OUR FAITH Ronald Reagan famously coined the phrase that you should trust and verify. Whether he was…
SEXUAL SCANDAL PLAGUES THE CHURCH
September 18, 2019
WHY ARE CLERGY TEMPTED BY SEX? It happened again. A decent pastor with multiple gifts destroys his promising ministry by…
FOUR TRUTHS IN WRITING
September 13, 2019
IF THE POWERPOINT FROM WEDNESDAY DIDN’T WORK, HERE ARE MY TRUTHS IN WRITING; CONCERNING GOD’S INTENTION FOR LIFE. The universe…
MY TRUTHS FROM 52 YEARS OF MINISTRY
September 11, 2019
HERE IS A POWER POINT OF MY TRUTHS You must have power pt. on your computer. Then insert the URL…
HOW TO PASTOR TO AN ANXIOUS COMMUNITY
September 6, 2019
Whether it is Moses as he faced the Red Sea, the Disciples following the crucifixion, or the church in our…
WHY ARE YOU IN THE MINISTRY?
September 4, 2019
WHY ARE YOU IN THE MINISTRY? It’s time to ask yourself the question. Why do you do it?—long hours, low…