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LITURGY AND ANTI-RACISM
May 14, 2021 | Steve
A CHRISTIAN PRACTICE Pastors and lay leaders in churches have a built-in resource to assist them in developing an anti-racism…
BLACK STRESS IN INTEGRATED CHURCHES
May 12, 2021 | Steve
RACISM IN MIXED COMMUNITIES Barna research has discovered a rising percent of mixed race churches. However, they have also found…
A SCRIPTURAL FRAMEWORK
May 7, 2021 | Steve
LET PSALM 23 GUIDE YOUR CONGREGATION Psalm 23 offers an interesting framework for the evaluation of a congregational ministry. Begin…
WE’VE A STORY TO TELL
May 5, 2021 | Steve
WE HAVE A STORY We live in a society of increasing anxiety Where people have lost hope and expectation. I…
SPIRITUAL SYNERGY SABBATH
April 30, 2021 | Steve
THE SABBATH IS FOR YOU KICK BACK AND REFLECT After Easter is an opportunity to schedule some “what if” and “just imagine” times and…
WHAT IF YOUR CHURCH HAD THIS CONVERSATION?
April 28, 2021 | Steve
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
April 21, 2021 | Steve
WANTED: 50 GOOD ANTI-RACIST CLERGY I am looking for 50 clergy who have the following qualifications: They believe God exists…
BEGINNING A PASTOR/PARISH RELATIONSHIP IN AN ANXIOUS AGE
April 16, 2021 | Steve
How do you help a congregation and a newly called pastor have a healthy beginning?
HOW CLERGY FACE THEIR OWN PROBLEMS
April 14, 2021 | Steve
NAMING THE DEMON I believe there is no shame in having a problem in your life. The faith question is…
THE BEATITUDES AND RACISM
April 9, 2021 | Steve
Beatitudes and Racism When the Israelites entered the wilderness, they were confronted with a whole new set of challenges and…
RACISM AND NOT BEING A GUILTY BYSTANDER
April 7, 2021 | Steve
Beyond Feeling Like a Bystander Most people reading this blog, probably all of you, consider racism like a horrible virus…
Hints for Your Modern Parable
April 2, 2021 | Steve
NINE TIPS FOR YOUR EXPERIMENT IN MODERN PARABLES. Let me suggest some easy steps to releasing the short story within…
PARABLE OF THE SNAMUH
March 31, 2021 | Steve
A PARABLE OF THE SNAMUH The first sign came from Astronomers who noted the movement of objects in the sky.…
AN EXPERIMENT IN HUMOR AND COMMUNITY
March 26, 2021 | Steve
A FUN EXPERIMENT WITH COLLEAGUES Try this experiment. Choose a couple of colleagues and invite them to participate in an…
HEALTHY PASTORS KNOW HOW TO LAUGH
March 24, 2021 | Steve
LAUGHTER IS STRONG MEDICINE FOR CLERGY Go ahead, take the risk and find some opportunities for a good belly laugh.…
WHO WANTS TO BE KNOWN AS A RACIST CLERGY?
March 19, 2021 | Steve
Anti-Racist Clergy Who would want to be known as a racist clergy? Certainly not people who read this blog. I…
A WIERD SET OF FACTS
March 17, 2021 | Steve
THE CENTER OF THE BIBLE What is the shortest chapter in the Bible? Answer Psalm 117 What is the…
HOW DO YOU COPE WITH DESPAIR?
March 12, 2021 | Steve
RECALLING THE ESSENTIALS When things are going well and there is a general atmosphere of optimism, we can grow slack…
IF YOUR CHURCH IS ANXIOUS
March 10, 2021 | Steve
HOW TO PASTOR IN AN ANXIOUS CONGREGATION (I am drawing upon Brene’ Brown’s work on vulnerability and applying it to…
SIGNS OF A HEALTHY CHURCH
March 5, 2021 | Steve
IMAGE OF HEALTHY CHURCH Healthy churches believe that they are made worthy, not by what they do but by God’s…