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ABOUT THE IMMIGRANTS, GOD SAYS:
March 17, 2017 | Steve
We have heard a lot about immigration and immigrants in recent times. Recently I was reading Ezekiel in the CEB…
BUILDING RESPECT FOR CLERGY ONE STORY AT A TIME
March 15, 2017 | Steve
A STAR AND A TEAR A mystery thriller with a spiritual edge Kindle: $3.99, paperback $14.00 amzn.to/13VO446 …
NO WHINING IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD
March 10, 2017 | Steve
THY KINGDOM COME We pray “Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” If, as…
Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations
March 8, 2017 | Steve
A Company of Pastors offers a fresh approach to overcoming the type of loneliness that seems inherent in…
GOSPEL FIRST, OPINIONS SECOND
March 3, 2017 | Steve
STANDING IN THE BREECH I think one of the challenges of being a pastor is that you are called to…
BEING SERIOUS ABOUT THE CHURCH GAME
March 1, 2017 | Steve
WHAT DOES YOUR CHURCH HAVE TO SAY? Should we get serious and stop playing around or should we seriously play…
Church Support for Clergy Financial Health
February 24, 2017 | Steve
DISCUSSING FINANCES BEFORE A CLERGY IS CALLED The advantage of an interim having a frank and honest discussion with the…
A CHRISTIAN FAMILY DISCUSSION OF FINANCES
February 22, 2017 | Steve
FAMILY FINANCIAL FUN The intention of this blog is to provide a game for a family with children that will…
OUR CHURCH’S CORE BELIEFS
February 17, 2017 | Steve
MORE THAN A CLUB What makes a church different from any group of friends and neighbors that occasionally gather…
COULD JESUS BE THE ANSWER FOR HEALTHY CHURCHES?
February 15, 2017 | Steve
INSTITUTIONAL BETRAYAL We are in a period where many churches are declining in both numbers and influence. In the 50’s…
CHURCH IMAGE GAME
February 10, 2017 | Steve
CAN’T AVOID MAKING A WITNESS In the last blog, we played a clergy image game. We explored how the image…
DON’T STOP PLAYING AROUND
February 8, 2017 | Steve
PEOPLE ARE SPYING ON YOU Let’s face it, people are watching you all the time. Not only that but they…
I GIVE YOU MY PERMISSION TO WAIT TILL FEB 4 TO
February 3, 2017 | Steve
CONSIDER BUYING MY NEW NOVEL AS YOUR BIRTHDAY GIFT TO ME You are absolutely right. I have no shame.…
A PASTOR’S UNUSUAL GRIEF
January 27, 2017 | Steve
CALLS IN TENSION A major component of a pastor’s grief is the disconnect between the ideals of faith shaped by…
OWNING YOUR GRIEF AS A PASTOR
January 25, 2017 | Steve
A Pastor’s Grief As you stand before your congregation on a Sunday morning, how frequently do you gaze out…
MATTHEW FOCUS OF YEAR A OF LECTIONARY
January 20, 2017 | Steve
MATTHEW SPEAKS TO THE DIVISIONS IN OUR SOCIETY
A PASTOR’S OWN GRIEF–5 STEPS (continued)
January 18, 2017 | Steve
Continued from last week. The five steps toward healing are: Recognizing, Reflection, Ritualization, Reconnecting, and Reorientation. See the previous blog…
A PASTOR’S OWN GRIEF–5 STEPS TO HEALTH.
January 13, 2017 | Steve
YOU KNOW TOO MUCH/SEE TOO MUCH In addition to helping others cope with their experiences of grief, pastors continually experience…
Presbyteries can Grieve in Hope
January 11, 2017 | Steve
THE BODY OF CHRIST IS HURTING I will speak specifically of presbyteries, but what I say can be applied to…