BUILDING SUPPORT A first step is to clearly identify those within your judicatory who have been ordained but are not…

A VARIETY OF SERVICES BUT THE SAME LORD  Paul speaks of the variety of ministries that are part of the…

IT’S WEIRD BEING A PASTOR It wouldn’t be so difficult being a pastor if Jesus hadn’t messed it up. WHO…

IT BEGAN WITH A JOURNEY Our faith began with a journey. “Go from your country and your kindred and your…

A NEW BEGINNING OK, we are now living in Westminster Shores, St. Petersburg, FL. The furniture has arrived and is…

MOVING ON OK, I’m writing this ahead of time but if all has gone well, we are now living in…

Consider using this as a litany in one of your church services. What do you think would be the response?…

Over the next month I will be packing, selling my house, and moving from North Carolina to Westminster Shores in…

If clergy speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but congregations do not have love, clergy are noisy…

YOU ARE A PERSON WHO CARES ABOUT CLERGY You care about clergy because: You believe that God calls clergy to…

YOU HEAR THE CALL OF GOD  How shall you respond? God, I can’t afford to give up the security of…

A HEALTHY FIRST YEAR Any good pastor is going to work long hours, experience a continuing roller coaster of emotional…

GETTING TO KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU A major challenge for not only the pastor but the pastor’s family is how…

GETTING STARTED RIGHT OK, you have completed the process of identifying a new pastor for the congregation, making the offer…

Step Six  Assume, for the purpose of this experience, that God had a hand in the previously noted twists and…

What I would like to offer you is a clear, step by step design to enable you to reflect on…

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE STRESS In explaining why he writes these tales, the author speaks of the nature of ministry. “When…

We continue our discussion of issues in ministry stimulated by the third story in Clergy Tales—Tails: When God Wags the…

WHEN CLERGY TURN ON THEMSELVES This third story in Clergy Tales—Tails: When God Wags the Tale, amzn.to/15TORlR begins with the…

The conversation continues. You may not have encountered a sniper in your ministry, but there are probably several parallel if…