HOW DO WE LISTEN? You have been examining God’s call for individuals. Now consider God’s call to the church. How…

HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING IN THE SPIRIT OF GOD? Like stale breath, a stale spirit can be suffocating. When you take…

A VISITOR FROM OUTER SPACE Assume for a moment that you have a visitor from outer space who is an…

Make Use of This Time of Separation Send an email to the members saying that during this shelter in place…

TAKE TIME TO BREATHE Are you having trouble breathing lately? What about clergy friends and churches you care about? I’m…

SEVEN WORD REFLECTION  I want to invite you to engage in a fun but brief exercise that can not only…

Psalm 23 Adapted I would offer a slight adaption of the 23rd Psalm as a framework for expressing our wonder at…

Excited to announce that TOMORROW the latest in my Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations will be released on Amazon. Kindle:…

MY HOPE FOR A CHURCH In trying to reflect on what makes the call to ministry satisfying despite the long…

THE NEW NORMAL Now we are entering the debate as to when we can return to how life used to…

Ways Healthy Clergy are like Rubber Bands Recently studies of clergy health like the Duke Clergy Health study have emphasized…

LEARNING HOW TO BE TOGETHER ALONE In my last post, I suggested that to provide spiritual leadership in this time…

When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.…

If you can’t “JUST DO IT,” FAKE IT OK, be honest, as you are waiting in line at the grocery…

BLUES BE GONE COUNTER-ATTACKING THE BLUES In our current crisis, it is very easy for us to feel anxious, uneasy,…

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

STAYING AT HOME CAN BE A CHURCH BUILDING OPPORTUNITY During this time when you congregation and friends are staying in…

LIVING IN AN AGE OF ANXIETY If you believe God can confront chaos and begin to bring order by speaking…

Make Laughter a Habit Laughter is about being present. When you laugh you enjoy the here and now. There are…

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS WITH INTERPRETATION By Steve McCutchen YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME: Unless those gods pay…