HOW TO ENRICH CLERGY FRIENDS Studies confirm what clergy know. Loneliness is one of the realities of ministry. By the…

Clergy Financial Health recognizes the stress that money plays in our society. Family financesSecurityImages of success Influence among colleagues and…

The Intention of God At the root of our faith is an assumption that God has an intention for the…

Posted on September 20, 2019 | Leave a comment THE CORE OF OUR FAITH Ronald Reagan famously coined the phrase that you should…

THE PRISON POPULATION While the exact comparison of the Black and White prison population may vary slightly, most studies agree…

Recently I was making a list of all the racial cliches that people use without realizing how it sounds to…

CLERGY DIVORCE Along with the increasingly disturbing statistics about the decline of clergy physical health, comes the unpleasant reality that…

BUILDING ON ZOOM TECHNOLOGY While all of us yearn for a time when we can regather as congregations, there is…

NO SALVATION OUTSIDE THE CHURCH Beginning with Augustine but continuing with Luther, Calvin, The Scots Confession, and the Second Helvetic…

CONTINUE THE DEBATES If you could wave a magic wand and grant a gift to not only your church but…

Continued from September 4 Blog Then, almost as a moment of grace, there was a cackle of laughter as a…

GREET THE WORSHIPPERS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH Pastor Fred Livingood pronounces the benediction. He slowly makes his way to the…

IS JESUS BEING REALISTIC? Jesus has been traveling across Galilee proclaiming the good news of God and saying, “The time…

Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations is a 9-volume series that recognizes the increasing stress involved in responding to God’s call…

Clean Swearing It’s hard to be pious as a clergy. You find yourself in so many situations when most people…

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

INTERIMS CAN SHAPE HEALTHY CHURCHES Churches without pastors face uncertain futures. Congregations feel like they are treading water. How do…

WHAT MIGHT NOT HAVE HAPPENED I have found comfort in occasionally reviewing the many “what might not have happened” events…

HEALTHY VS. UNHEALTHY Test yourself and then take the risk of inviting your governing board to take the test to…

HONORING THE PAST Consider the power of the fifth commandment as an example. “Honor your father and your mother, so…