PREVENT THEOLOGICAL BURNOUT Most of the pastors in your judicatory have had at least three years of training in the…

PEOPLE ARE SPYING ON YOU Let’s face it, people are watching you all the time. Not only that but they…

SEVEN WORD REFLECTION Sometimes less is more and fewer words dig deeper. A judicatory can encourage clergy to participate, or…

I’m working on the eighth volume of my nine-volume series Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations.  This eighth volume will address…

NO EXCUSE FOR INACTION   YOU HAVE A GIFT TO GIVE Too often we are concerned about the health of…

How would you like to generate some spiritual excitement in your congregation? How would you like to create a positive…

LOW SALARIES AFFECT HEALTH At some level almost every pastor feels that s/he is paid inadequately. Some denominations establish a…

MAD Everything condition has to have a name these days. Very few people can escape some measure of anxiety over…

  HOW DO YOU DISCUSS RACE IN MIXED COMPANY   Ok, so you’ve taken a significant step in establishing a…

The Message By Steve McCutchan BEST IF YOU HEAR THIS BY READING IT ALOUD.  ENJOY Long ago, the prophets declared…

I wrote this about ten years ago, but it still lingers in my mind. The Disestablishment of the Church Posted on May…

ITS TIME TO SHARE THE MESSAGE OF THE CHURCH TO OUR ANTI-INSTITUTIONAL WORLD     http://bit.ly/Salvinchurch GOD HASN’T WORKED THROUGH…

EXPECTATIONS CAN LIFT YOU UP The fourth week in Advent draws near. This year it is exactly two days before…

TAKE TIME TO LAUGH   God Laughs—Why Don’t You? introduces the art of humor as a healing antidote to the…

JOY DEFEATS EXHAUSTION By the third week in Advent, the pressure of events is beginning to wear you down. It…

OVERCOMING ISOLATION   DISCOVER A FUN WAY TO JOIN WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES.   A Company of Pastors offers a fresh…

PREPARING FOR 2ND SUNDAY The second Sunday in Advent focuses on John the Baptist and his focus on acting ethically…

A MOMENT OF TIME Pastors are always busy, especially during holy day seasons. Yet, however busy we are, we can…

Advent Expectations (1)   As a pastor, I’m fully aware that Advent is about expectations. Advent is a time of…

CONCLUSION OF FIVE PART STORY PART FIVE They pointed out the presence of the green men and women, though they…