GOSSIP IS NOT ALL BAD I know the Bible is pretty hard on gossip and most churches generally condemn it…

THE CORE OF OUR FAITH Ronald Reagan famously coined the phrase that you should trust and verify. Whether he was…

WHY ARE CLERGY TEMPTED BY SEX? It happened again. A decent pastor with multiple gifts destroys his promising ministry by…

IF THE POWERPOINT FROM WEDNESDAY DIDN’T WORK, HERE ARE MY TRUTHS IN WRITING; CONCERNING GOD’S INTENTION FOR LIFE. The universe…

HERE IS A POWER POINT OF MY TRUTHS You must have power pt. on your computer. Then insert the URL…

Whether it is Moses as he faced the Red Sea, the Disciples following the crucifixion, or the church in our…

WHY ARE YOU IN THE MINISTRY? It’s time to ask yourself the question. Why do you do it?—long hours, low…

Talk About Healthy Church Behavior Being anxious is not wrong. There are plenty of reasons why people might have their…

RECALLING A HISTORY OF GOD’S CALL Posted on August 1, 2018 | Leave a comment | Edit PEOPLE OF THE BOOK Because we are people…

DO YOU LIVE IN AN ANXIOUS SOCIETY? (I am continuing to draw upon Brene’ Brown’s work on vulnerability and applying…

YOU PASTOR AN ANXIOUS CONGREGATION I WANT TO EXPLORE HOW WE PASTOR CONGREGATIONS IN AN AGE OF ANXIETY. (Eventually, this…

WHEN A CHURCH SEES A VISION  I once heard Rabbi Edward Friedman advise a pastor on how to respond to…

ALL ARE WOUNDED When a pastor is fired, it is the shattering of a dream that was present at the…

When a Pastor is Fired (6) LITURGICAL ROOTS I think that we need to draw upon the liturgical roots of…

PART 5 When a Pastor is Fired (5) CONGREGATIONS ALSO HURT One of the more difficult aspects that a COM…

PART 4 JUDICATORY PREPARATION It would be helpful if the Committee on Ministry or its equivalent would do some prior…

PART 3 CARE FOR PASTOR’S FAMILY A critical component that COMs should attend to when a pastor is fired is…

Part two I once suggested that someone needs to create a padded, soundproof room where pastors could go from time…

When Pastors Get Fired (1) Recently I have talked to a couple of pastors who experienced the termination of their…

Hosea 1:2-10 Go, take for yourself a wife of whoredom and have childrenof whoredom, for the land commits great whoredomby…