HOW DO YOU DISCUSS RACE IN MIXED COMPANY Ok, so you’ve taken a significant step in establishing a connection with…

WHAT DO YOU HOPE AFTER THE FIRST YEAR If you were to describe the image that you hope your congregation…

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

A: List the 5 biggest challenges to a pastor’s sanity. Excessive need to pleaseInability to handle conflictTakes criticism too personallyNot…

10 Ways a Congregation Can Abuse the Pastor We are a Community of Faith One of the cultural assumptions often…

A CHRISTIAN PRACTICE Pastors and lay leaders in churches have a built-in resource to assist them in developing an anti-racism…

RACISM IN MIXED COMMUNITIES Barna research has discovered a rising percent of mixed race churches. However, they have also found…

LET PSALM 23 GUIDE YOUR CONGREGATION Psalm 23 offers an interesting framework for the evaluation of a congregational ministry. Begin…

WE HAVE A STORY We live in a society of increasing anxiety Where people have lost hope and expectation. I…

THE SABBATH IS FOR YOU KICK BACK AND REFLECT After Easter is an opportunity to schedule some “what if” and “just imagine” times and…

HOW WOULD YOUR CHURCH RESPOND? Let me offer you a sample of how you might make use of your congregational…

WANTED: 50 GOOD ANTI-RACIST CLERGY I am looking for 50 clergy who have the following qualifications: They believe God exists…

How do you help a congregation and a newly called pastor have a healthy beginning?

NAMING THE DEMON I believe there is no shame in having a problem in your life. The faith question is…

Beatitudes and Racism When the Israelites entered the wilderness, they were confronted with a whole new set of challenges and…

Beyond Feeling Like a Bystander Most people reading this blog, probably all of you, consider racism like a horrible virus…

NINE TIPS FOR YOUR EXPERIMENT IN MODERN PARABLES. Let me suggest some easy steps to releasing the short story within…

A PARABLE OF THE SNAMUH The first sign came from Astronomers who noted the movement of objects in the sky.…

A FUN EXPERIMENT WITH COLLEAGUES Try this experiment. Choose a couple of colleagues and invite them to participate in an…

LAUGHTER IS STRONG MEDICINE FOR CLERGY Go ahead, take the risk and find some opportunities for a good belly laugh.…