WHAT IS TRUTH? Pilate’s question in John 18:38 is now more haunting than ever.  Merriam Webster definition:  Truth is the…

 PREVENT THEOLOGICAL BURNOUT Most of the pastors in your judicatory have had at least three years of training in the…

A RADICAL IDEA FOR CLERGY Clergy have in their power the ability to have fun while improving the neighborhood. (If…

ADVANTAGES OF HOPE I know that there is plenty of stress in your ministry. Yet, like Israelites headed for the…

ANTI-RACIST CLERGY Who would want to be known as a racist clergy? Certainly not people who read this blog. I…

WHAT IS HEALTHY SPIRITUALITY In its most understandable form, spirituality is how we stay in connection and communication with God.…

SHAME ON ME Those who research such things are reporting that the percentage of Americans who are members of a…

SPIRITUALLY HUNGRY BUT DISTRUST INSTITUTIONS The polls all show that the numbers of those who want to be spiritual but…

We live in a world that wants a theology of comfort and we are inspired by a G INDIVIDUALISM We…

How Would You Respond? (The dialogue continues between a Church Member and a Believer but Not Belonger.) B/NB: I have…

We live in a world that wants a theology of comfort and we are inspired by a Gospel that offers…

DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE CHURCH? Many early church theologians asserted that there is no salvation outside the church. An increasing number…

I’m working on some material to support pastors and their churches respond to racism in their society. The challenge is…

Clergy Health Resources Clergy Financial Health …recognizes the stress that finances and low salaries can add to a pastor’s health.…

AVOIDING A PARALLEL PANDEMIC We are very aware that there is a pandemic that is sweeping the world. It is…

YOU HAVE A SPECIAL POWER Clergy have in their power the ability to have fun while improving the neighborhood. (If…

MEMBERS GROW SPIRITUALLY MINISTRY IS NOT FOR THE WEAK OF HEART                 Clergy are called to proclaim a spiritual truth…

CONSIDER THE VALUE OF LAUGHTER Probably all of us have experienced how a well-timed joke has broken the tension in…

An Environmental Church As Christians, we believe that this is God’s world and we have been placed in the world…

HALF-HOUR BREAKS In this time of stress, we need to develop a list of ½ hour interruptions that we can…