AN AGE OF DISTRUST   Polls have shown the unlikeability factor for both of our major candidates for the presidency.…

U U U Imagine yourself being part of a nationwide creative conversation about a significant issue facing the church. Picture…

In the final chapter of Clergy Tails—Tales, www.smccutchan.com, the author offers some reflections on ministry and the nature of church in…

A DIALOGUE BETWEEN GOD AND ANY HUMAN THAT GOD MIGHT CALL.   Leader: You are called to serve God. People:…

DO YOU LIVE IN AN ANXIOUS SOCIETY? (I am continuing to draw upon Brene’ Brown’s work on vulnerability and applying…

CLERGY DON’T HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER Clergy, like all humans, come to their work with all the wounds, hungers, insecurities,…

IMAGE OF AN UNHEALTHY CHURCH We live in an anxious age and the church is tempted to reflect that anxiety…

  JESUS’ CRITERIA When you consider the twelve disciples, you have to wonder what criteria Jesus was using when he…

NOT THINKING LIKE HUMANS I think it was Loren Eiseley who said if humans had designed the universe, they would…

A Spiritual Mood Color Here is a game that can be played with some clergy friends. Begin with some clergy…

Doctrine, Doctrine, Who’s Got the Doctrine   The set up for this game is that you invite three or four…

    A Company of Pastors offers a fresh approach to overcoming the type of loneliness that seems inherent in…

AFTER REFRESHMENTS OK, you have played the first phase as described in the previous blog, and you have taken time…

PEOPLE OF THE BOOK Because we are people of the Book, it is good to call on Scripture as we…

LET’S GATHER WITH OTHER CLERGY I’m working on some material for the next conference of the Presbytery Pastoral Care Network,…

This litany was prepared as a response to the conclusion of our 222nd General Assembly. Feel free to use it…

The Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) invites all writers (and those who have dreamed about writing) to compose a short story.…

God’s Call — A poem   I’m not so sure That God called me I am a pastor The Spirit…

HAVING THE CONVERSATION If all the churches in the presbytery had a healthy relationship with their clergy and each congregation…

COURTSHIP A clergy and church meet and are mutually attracted. They court, learn about each other, and explore a possible…