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- January 28, 2015
PRESBYTERIES SHOULD PUSH BACK I'll say it again. Presbyteries should stop letting themselves be pushed around. They should PUSH back.…
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Talk About Healthy Church Behavior Being anxious is not wrong. There are plenty of reasons why people might have their…
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The next couple of blogs apply some of the insights of Brene’ Brown and her study of people’s response to…
- January 16, 2015
BE A HEALTHY CHURCH This past October I led the annual conference for the Presbytery Pastoral Care Network. You can…
, , - January 14, 2015
Getting Our Butts Out of the Chair Are you tired of hearing about another church who thinks they should split…
, - January 9, 2015
WE ARE YOUR PEOPLE, LORD In addition to the gatherings of both the small groups of churches and the larger…
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Being proactive in healing the divisions among the churches.
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IS GOD CRAZY OR WHAT God called me to ministry. God called me to gather a group of narcissists and…
, - December 31, 2014
GOD'S CALL bY sTEVE MCCUTCHAN I'm not so sure That God called me I am a pastor The Spirit…
- December 22, 2014
BUILDING CONNECTIONS AMONG THE CLERGY All General Presbyters/Presbytery Executives know the challenge. First, we live in an age of institutional…
- December 19, 2014
PROACTIVE PRESBYTERIANS ACT If you have decided to be a proactive presbytery in addressing prophetically the threat of division within…
, - December 17, 2014
NAMING THE TENSIONS Since we cannot exist without leaving an impression on the community around us, we need to be…
, , - December 12, 2014
INTRODUCTIONS Begin by introducing the leadership from presbytery. Explain that you will have all present to introduce themselves in a…
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A PERSONAL INVITATION The invitations to these meetings need to be specific and personal. If possible, it should be either…
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THREE BEGINNING STEPS I think there are three initial steps that you need to think about. STEP ONE Does the…
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REFLECTING THE WORST IN SOCIETY OK, if you have been reading the lead up to this series of blogs, you…
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CLERGY FAMILY IMPACT
September 19, 2018
What is the Impact All professions have their impact on the families of the person in that profession. You could…
EVALUATE YOUR EMOTIONAL HEALTH AS A CLERGY
September 14, 2018
Evaluation of your Emotional Health Ministry is stressful, with lots of ups and downs. Paying attention to your emotional…
How a Church Supports the Emtional Health of Their Pastor
September 12, 2018
THE EMOTIONAL LIFE OF A PASTOR The very nature of ministry engages one in the emotional roller coaster of engaging…
STOP MESSING WITH ME AND MY MINISTRY.
September 8, 2018
BREAKING THROUGH MY SHELL iF +/?% would stop messing with me and my ministry, I think I could be lovable.…
WHY ARE CLERGY TEMPTED BY SEX?
September 5, 2018
SEXUAL SCANDAL PLAGUES THE CHURCH It happened again. A descent pastor with multiple gifts destroys his promising ministry by having…
HOW GOD IS NOT DEFEATED EVEN BY THE CHURCH’S SINS
August 31, 2018
Grace Redeeming Betrayal I am not suggesting that we should “sin boldly so that grace might abound” but that…
CHURCHES WORKING TOGETHER IN FACE OF SCANDAL
August 29, 2018
When Congregations Experience Betrayal I led a presbytery retreat on how to guide a congregation when they have experienced betrayal…
MOVING BEYOND CLERGY BETRAYAL
August 24, 2018
WITH THE REPORT OF CHURCH SCANDALS IN MIND, LET US MOVE BEYOND THE SCANDAL AND EXPLORE REDEMPTIVE POSSIBILITIES. Redemptive Possibilities…
WEEP FOR WHOLE CHURCH WHEN SCANDAL ERUPTS
August 22, 2018
The Betrayal of a Pastor The news of the scandal in the Catholic church seems to bring glee to the…
TOUCHING A CONGREGATION’S SPIRITUAL SIDE
August 17, 2018
INVITING REFLECTION As the spiritual leader of a people, you preach, teach, counsel, and pray with your people. What do…