WE ARE MORE THAN CLERGY Recently my wife joined a local congregation,and someone asked me if I were going to…

THROUGH MODERN TECHNOLOGY In my previous blog, I suggested that one of the biggest lies we tell the world is…

The Biggest Lie If you were to suggest the biggest lie that churches tell, what would it be?Knowing what Jesus…

THEOLOGY AND CHURCHES DON’T ALWAYS MESH In the last blog, I explained how churches can become engaged in truthiness or…

TRUTHINESS Some lies are so tempting. They are what Stephen Colbert calls truthiness. You want it to be true and…

REVEAL YOUR HIDDEN WRITER The Presbyterian Writers Guild (PWG) www.presbyterianwritersguild.org invites you to explore your creativity by submitting an opening…

INVITATION TO PLAY In the last several blogs, I have offered you a way that you can engage your congregation…

HEALTHY CHURCH CONFLICT The focus of this interchange with the congregation is how Christians can be involved in healthy conflict.…

DENOMINATIONS AND ISSUES You have been guiding your congregation through a discussion of conflict in the church and its historical…

  LET’S LOOK AT PRESBYTERIANS This is the second stage of guiding your congregation about how to respond to conflict…

Church Conflict – You Be the Judge   Begin an email contact with your membership by engaging them in an…

BUILDING A FAITH UNDERSTANDING At this meeting, explain that the purpose is to build a faith understanding for the importance…

WHEN CHURCHES MIRROR SOCIETY We live in a period of anxiety in both church and society. When people are anxious,…

WHEN A CHURCH SEES A VISION  I once heard Rabbi Edward Friedman advise a pastor on how to respond to…

Presbytery Pastoral Care Network in partnership with Synod Of Mid America and Presbyterian Association of Christian Educators presents Oasis Regional…

Financial Health We didn’t enter this profession with the expectation of making a lot of money. At the same time,…

IT’S NATURAL Let’s admit it. While no one ever enters the ministry with the expectation of growing rich, it is…

A Family Financial Discussion with Children The intention of this blog is to provide a game for a family with…

A COUPLE DISCUSSES FINANCES It is often difficult for a clergy and spouse to have a productive conversation about family…

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