Overworked & Underappreciated A common theme among clergy is how many hours they put in. It is not uncommon to…

Judicatory care of clergy Offer occasional mental health retreatsOffer pre-retirement seminar at 55 and extra counseling at 60 to prevent…

A POWERFUL GIFT Posted on March 19, 2010 | Leave a comment | Edit One of the most powerful gifts that a congregation can experience…

Five ways to obey Jesus’ new commandment to his disciples. John 13:34: “I give you a new commandment, that you…

Posted on May 24, 2017 | 1 Comment | Edit Mashables One of the fun strategies in comedy is called mashables. You take two different…

PRAYER PARTNERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA START WITH THREE FRIENDS For this experience, I would invite you to choose three clergy…

Many early church theologians asserted that there is no salvation outside the church. An increasing number of citizens in our…

God’s Call to the Community of Churches Try viewing the future of the church from the perspective of God’s call.…

An Environmental Church As Christians, we believe that this is God’s world and we have been placed in the world…

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…