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…

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…