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Steve's Corner
Steve's Latest Blog
Salvation in an Imperfect Church
April 13, 2018 | Steve
HOW DOES THE CHURCH SAVE US? If Jesus saves us from our sins and it is clear that we continue…
Two Problems With Perfect Churches.
April 11, 2018 | Steve
GIVING ADVICE TO GOD Have you ever wanted to help correct God’s errors? I know. I know. God doesn’t make…
IF YOU JUST HAD ENOUGH FAITH
April 6, 2018 | Steve
MYTH OF PERFECTION No one who has been called by God believes that ridiculous myth that because you are a…
HAVING ONE WORD WITH GOD
April 4, 2018 | Steve
HAVING A WORD WITH GOD. START WITH THREE FRIENDS For this experience, I would invite you to choose three clergy…
IN CELEBRATION OF THE COURAGE OF ALL CLERGY
March 28, 2018 | Steve
Audacious Faith in a Persistent God The audacious affirmation That Christ is born, That all eternity finds expression In…
HOW PRESBYTERIES CAN GRIEVE HEALTHILY
March 23, 2018 | Steve
As you approach Palm/Passion Sunday, consider the journey of the Body of Christ as reflected in Jesus journey. THE BODY…
9 STEPS TO SPIRITUAL HEALTH—IF YOU DO THEM.
March 21, 2018 | Steve
FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT We are nearing the end of Lent. Have you been so busy with church events…
The Death of Nations
March 16, 2018 | Steve
Try to imagine the Christian church where denominations have disappeared
Oh What Stories Clergy Could Tell
March 14, 2018 | Steve
YOU CAN WRITE A STORY I want to invite you to explore various aspects of ministry and your spiritual life…
BREAKING THROUGH IDEOLOGICAL FRACTURES
March 9, 2018 | Steve
I’m at a AWP writer’s conference this week in Tampa Florida. Being around so many writers reminds me of the…
GOSPEL FIRST, OPINIONS SECOND
March 7, 2018 | Steve
STANDING IN THE BREACH I think one of the challenges of being a pastor is that you are called to…
Presbyteries and Financial Literacy
March 2, 2018 | Steve
FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR CLERGY Recently I have heard about a course that is making the rounds of churches that focuses…
NEW RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HEALTHY CLERGY
February 28, 2018 | Steve
COMING IN 2018 In 2018, I will augment the Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregation s, (HCMHC) ToolBox with six volumes…
MINISTRY WITH A PURPOSE IS HEALTHIER
February 23, 2018 | Steve
this is excerpted from a soon to be published “Clergy vocational health.” WHY ARE YOU IN THE MINISTRY It’s time…
5 Ways a Pastor Can Appear Pious But Destroy Self
February 21, 2018 | Steve
an excerpt from a soon to be published book on clergy spiritual health If People Ask It, I’ll Do It…
A CHRISTIAN FAMILY DISCUSSION OF FINANCES
February 16, 2018 | Steve
An excerpt from a soon to be published book on Clergy Financial health. FAMILY FINANCIAL FUN Consider a game for…
YOUR STORIES CAN AFFECT YOUR FUTURE
February 14, 2018 | Steve
A STORY OF YOUR FUTURE Have you ever wondered where you will be five or ten years from now? Would…
CHURCHES CHOOSE BETWEEN FEAR AND HOPE.
February 9, 2018 | Steve
The Tension between Fear of Death and Hope of Faith In Hebrews 13:5, we read: “Keep your lives free…
DON’T DISMISS A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE TO VIOLENCE
February 7, 2018 | Steve
WHEN THINGS FALL APART One recent broadcast suggested there had been more than 250 cases of mass violence in 2017.…
LENT IS COMING–HAVE A PERSONAL DISCIPLINE
February 2, 2018 | Steve
YOUR PERSONAL LENTEN DISCIPLINE If you are a pastor or a very active layperson, Lent comes as a mixed blessing. …