Now we turn to the second story in Volume 3 of Clergy Tales—Tails: When God Wags the Tale. A Hypocritical…

We continue to draw lessons about ministry from the fictional story Truth and Consequences, amzn.to/15TORlR . This part engages the particular…

We continue making use of these fictional stories to explore the complexity of ministry. Today is the first part of…

In the final section of Volume two of Clergy Tales—Tails, amzn.to/1a1uCI6, the author offers some reflections on ministry and the nature…

These questions are based on the short story, The Tempting Fruit, in Volume 2, Clergy Tales–Tails: Wagging, Friendly but Exhausting,…

This discussion is based on the second story in volume 2, Clergy Tales–Tails: Wagging, Friendly but Exhausting. amzn.to/1a1uCI6 Enjoy the…

The next several blogs guide the discussion drawn from Volume 2,  Clergy Tales–Tails: Wagging, Friendly but Exhausting. amzn.to/1a1uCI6 . While…

WHAT DO HEALTHY CLERGY LOOK LIKE? You may have read some of the recent articles concerning the declining health of…

WELCOME AND CATCHING UP Each time you gather, there should be ample time to check in with each other. Sometimes…

GUIDING THE DISCUSSION It is important to not exhaust people in the discussion and to allow plenty of time for…

COMMON EXPERIENCE One of the challenges in building a group among clergy is to help them understand that there are…

A SHARED REALITY This first meeting of your exploratory company of pastors is critical. It is important to establish some…

BUILDING A COMPANY OF PASTORS  Here is the challenge. Most presbytery executives and COM chairs feel overwhelmed by the task…

SWIMMING AGAINST THE STREAM You are called by God to offer ministry in this real world. Regardless of your theological…

I ADMIT THAT I AM EXCITED As many of you know, this past September I published a mystery novel, A…

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS with interpretation By Steve McCutchan 1.      YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME: Unless those gods…

2014 It’s 2014 and the year begins. Well, for most pastors it is a mixed bag of beginning and continuing.…

GOD SPEAKS IN THE UNEXPECTED  Consider the conditions for the birth of Christ or the birth of the Word of…

EXPERIENCE YOUR OWN ADVENT JOY You’ve been through the four Sundays of Advent and all the extra events designed to…

Remembering the Interim We have been developing a series of blogs on a unique gift that the interim can offer…