Beginning next week in Advent, I want to explore how Presbyteries can be proactive in building communities among churches in…

A POWERFUL WITNESS Can you think of any more important challenge that a presbytery has than working to prevent the…

MOVING FROM FALSE IMPRESSIONS TO VIRTUES As I mentioned in my last blog, I know that I cannot control the…

we all leave impressions There is no way that we can live in this world without leaving impressions with people…

Think Before You Act OK, this is not a Christmas blog, but it is about making a list. Recently I…

Be Intentional Advent is supposed to be a time of preparation and expectation for Christians. For a pastor, it is…

Top Ten Reasons Not to Go to Church 10. Once when I was sick the church didn’t visit me, so…

Perspective of Pastor’s Wife Recently I mentioned to, Nancy Johnson, the spouse of a clergy friend that I was blogging…

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Think about the church that you’d like to serve. What are ten things that you’d like…

  CLERGY TALES–TAILS: WHO WAGS THE DOG Ministers are strong and weak, faithful and faithless, as are the members of…

God Laughs—Why Don’t You Ministry is not easy. The strongest and most compassionate clergy continually drink in the pain and…

A TIME OF TRANSITION Every church experiences a time when the previous pastor leaves and the congregation confronts the challenge…

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

(Continuing reflecting on Elijah and you and your call.) GOD’S INVISIBLE HAND Keep moving forward through your first position in…

YOUR ELIJAH EXPERIENCE I’ve been thinking lately of Elijah’s experience in responding to the call of God 1 Kings 17…

BEYOND JUST PUTTING OUT FIRES I have invited Alan Baroody to share some suggestions that the Committee on Ministry or…

SIGNS TO NOTICE Below are listed several possible negative SIGNS in the life of clergy. Think about clergy you know…

LONELINESS HAS ITS VALUE I have explored some of the toxic features of the loneliness experienced by pastors, but here…

A UNIVERSAL LONGING There is something in human nature that yearns to be part of something more. Even if you…

AN AGE OF SPLINTERING We live in an age of fractured community. As sociologist Brene’ Brown suggests, it is a…