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- January 13, 2014
BUILDING A COMPANY OF PASTORS Here is the challenge. Most presbytery executives and COM chairs feel overwhelmed by the task…
, - January 10, 2014
SWIMMING AGAINST THE STREAM You are called by God to offer ministry in this real world. Regardless of your theological…
- January 8, 2014
I ADMIT THAT I AM EXCITED As many of you know, this past September I published a mystery novel, A…
- January 6, 2014
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS with interpretation By Steve McCutchan 1. YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME: Unless those gods…
, - January 3, 2014
2014 It’s 2014 and the year begins. Well, for most pastors it is a mixed bag of beginning and continuing.…
- December 27, 2013
GOD SPEAKS IN THE UNEXPECTED Consider the conditions for the birth of Christ or the birth of the Word of…
, - December 23, 2013
EXPERIENCE YOUR OWN ADVENT JOY You've been through the four Sundays of Advent and all the extra events designed to…
, - December 20, 2013
Remembering the Interim We have been developing a series of blogs on a unique gift that the interim can offer…
, , - December 18, 2013
PEOPLE LIKE STORIES An additional approach to helping the congregation appreciate the many dimensions of clergy life would be to…
, , , - December 16, 2013
AN EXERCISE IN PERFECTION AND IMPERFECTION How does a congregation relate their faith to their relationship with their pastor? If…
, , - December 13, 2013
BUILDING CONGREGATIONAL SUPPORT When we consider both the challenges to and the way to sustain our health, we need to…
, , - December 11, 2013
A STRATEGY FOR CHURCH LEADERS OK, so the leadership of a congregation understands that in preparation for the next pastor,…
, , - December 9, 2013
EVEN CHRIST CARED FOR SELF When an interim seeks to educate the church leadership about the care of clergy, it…
, , - December 6, 2013
MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACKING REVISED Here is a new way to engage in Monday morning quarterbacking as you prepare a church…
, , - December 4, 2013
Remembering the Interim We have been developing a series of blogs on a unique gift that the interim can offer…
, , - December 2, 2013
CALLED BY GOD AND HIRED BY A CONGREGATION Pastors sense God's call in their lives and then choose to prepare…
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Narcissism and Congregation Decision Making
November 29, 2017
IF WE ARE NOT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE If “the Son of Man came not to be served…
Narcissism Both Ways
November 24, 2017
IT’S ALL ABOUT ME Narcissism is a term that is increasingly used to describe one’s excessive focus on one’s self.…
Affirming the One Body of Christ
November 22, 2017
I ADMIRE YOUR MINISTRY It is not unusual for a pastor to feel as if they are underappreciated. People may…
Congregational Faith and imperfection
November 17, 2017
IMPERFECT PASTORS & CHURCHES How does a congregation relate their faith to their relationship with their pastor? Too often,…
The Church and a Failure of Nerve
November 15, 2017
HAVE WE LOST OUR NERVE I remember reading a book in college that suggested that the Greek civilization came up…
The Unexpected Conversation
November 10, 2017
A LUNCHEON INVITATION If your bishop, presbyter, or judicatory staff person called you up and asked you to go to…
Acedia and Me
November 8, 2017
WHAT’S THE USE Kathleen Norris writes about Acedia and Me. Acedia feeds upon the thought that nothing is worthwhile.…
WHERE IS TRUTH?
November 3, 2017
God’s truth and Human Response Where would you place yourself between the assertion that there is no salvation outside…
Did God Make a Mistake?
November 1, 2017
NO SALVATION OUTSIDE THE CHURCH Beginning with Augustine but continuing with Luther, Calvin, The Scots Confession, and the Second Helvietic…
HONORING THE PAST COUNTERS ANXIETY
October 27, 2017
THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT EXPANDED We need to reinterpret the fifth commandment. “Honor your father and your mother, so that your…