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MINISTRY IS NO LAUGHING MATTER — OR IS IT?
July 2, 2014 | Steve
I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT JUST HAPPENED In other parts of my forthcoming book, I will share how humor can…
Why Clergy Should Laugh at Serious Ministry
June 30, 2014 | Steve
ONE OF GOD’S GIFTS Like other gifts of God such as love, wealth, power, desire, and respect, there is power…
God’s Truth and Human Response
June 27, 2014 | Steve
WHERE DO YOU PLACE YOURSELF? Where would you place yourself between the assertion that there is no salvation outside the…
THE CHURCH AND THE DEATH OF NATIONS
June 25, 2014 | Steve
Consider the various signs of the blurring of national lines: Commercially: Corporations not only quickly move their operations to wherever…
Where Are Denominations Headed?
June 23, 2014 | Steve
THE BIRTH OF DENOMINATIONS Where are denominations headed? What will they look like in the future? As I understand it,…
More on God Laughs, Why Don’t You
June 20, 2014 | Steve
GOD’S GIFT OF HUMOR Not all humor is healthy humor. Humor, like many of the gifts of God, can be…
GOD’S CALL & YOUR MARRIAGE
June 18, 2014 | Steve
THE PRESSURE OF CALL IN MARRIAGE It is not unusual for a pastor to sense God’s call after s/he is…
God Laughs; Why Don’t You?
June 16, 2014 | Steve
By September I plan to have available on Amazon three small books in a series Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations.…
On Leaving Well (8)
June 13, 2014 | Steve
A HEALTHY FUTURE Retiring well allows the fruits of our previous labors to continue to bear fruit but sets us…
On Leaving Well (7)
June 11, 2014 | Steve
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WHEN YOU GROW UP It doesn’t stop, does it? When you were little, people…
On Leaving Well (6)
June 9, 2014 | Steve
OFFERING OUR GIFTS Now comes the hard part. Over the years we have prayed, “Forgive us our debts (or trespasses)…
On Leaving Well (5)
June 6, 2014 | Steve
DON’T BE IN A HURRY If you read my last blog and followed through on the recommendation, you have begun…
On Leaving Well (4)
June 4, 2014 | Steve
MISTAKES WERE MADE When a pastor comes to the time for retirement, many make the error of believing that they…
God Laughs–Why Don’t You
June 2, 2014 | Steve
I’m working on a new book that will be titled God Laughs–Why Don’t You? Exploring the use of humor to…
On Leaving Well (3)
May 30, 2014 | Steve
WHERE WILL YOU LIVE? While choosing where you will live is always an option for people when they retire, there…
ON LEAVING WELL (2)
May 28, 2014 | Steve
SAYING A GOOD GOODBYE We continue to think about how a well loved pastor should prepare the congregation for the…
ON LEAVING WELL
May 26, 2014 | Steve
HEALTHY PASTORATES FEEL GOOD If you have had a good experience as pastor of a church over several years, then…
How Can You Say God Called You?
May 23, 2014 | Steve
THE AWEFUL CALL It is awful to be called by God in the original sense of the word. Consider the…
WHY ARE CLERGY TEMPTED BY SEX?
May 21, 2014 | Steve
SEXUAL SCANDAL PLAGUES THE CHURCH It happened again. A descent pastor with multiple gifts destroys his promising ministry by having…
A LAUGH A DAY KEEPS THE DEMONS AWAY
May 19, 2014 | Steve
I’m developing a series called “Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations.” (HCMHC). All of it is in preparation for the fall…