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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. …
A DIFFERENT NEIGHBOR TO LOVE
January 31, 2018 | Steve
IMPROVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD Clergy have in their power the ability to have fun while improving the neighborhood. (If you are…
IS CHRIST PRESENT IN THE CHURCH?
January 26, 2018 | Steve
Christ Present in the Church How can we say that Christ is present in the church? For Bonhoeffer, God…
January 24, 2018 | Steve
Some resources to begin your year in a healthy manner. Thank you for all you do for the ministry you…
AN ECUMENICAL WITNESS TO THE COMMUNITY
January 19, 2018 | Steve
HEALTH FAIR There are some actions a community of churches could take to address the issue of clergy health. A…
HAVING A WORD WITH GOD
January 17, 2018 | Steve
I OFFER THIS PRAYER EXERCISE FOR YOUR SPIRITUAL NOURIShMENT START WITH THREE FRIENDS For this experience, I would invite…
LAUGHTER HELPS PROTECT YOUR HEALTH
January 12, 2018 | Steve
Make Laughter a Habit By Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D. and Jennifer K. Nelson, R.D., L.D. August 9, 2014 Laughter is…
HEALTHY CLERGY IS A LAUGHING MATTER
January 10, 2018 | Steve
BE SERIOUS ENOUGH TO LAUGH While Dan Buttner, in his study of centenarians, doesn’t mention humor as a major…
Some Humor to Begin 2018
January 5, 2018 | Steve
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS with interpretation By Steve McCutchan YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME: Unless those gods pay…
First Thought in the New Year
January 3, 2018 | Steve
2018 It’s 2018 and the year begins. Well, for most pastors it is a mixed bag of beginning and continuing.…
Christmas Hope and Your Ministry
December 29, 2017 | Steve
GOD SPEAKS IN THE UNEXPECTED Consider the conditions for the birth of Christ or the birth of the Word of…
THE WORK OF CHRISTMAS
December 25, 2017 | Steve
THE WORK OF CHRISTMAS When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky…