PEOPLE LIKE STORIES An additional approach to helping the congregation appreciate the many dimensions of clergy life would be to…

AN EXERCISE IN PERFECTION AND IMPERFECTION How does a congregation relate their faith to their relationship with their pastor? If…

BUILDING CONGREGATIONAL SUPPORT When we consider both the challenges to and the way to sustain our health, we need to…

A STRATEGY FOR CHURCH LEADERS OK, so the leadership of a congregation understands that in preparation for the next pastor,…

EVEN CHRIST CARED FOR SELF When an interim seeks to educate the church leadership about the care of clergy, it…

MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACKING REVISED Here is a new way to engage in Monday morning quarterbacking as you prepare a church…

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

CALLED BY GOD AND HIRED BY A CONGREGATION Pastors sense God’s call in their lives and then choose to prepare…

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SPIRITUAL HEALTH OF CLERGY There is an ancient tale about the cobbler’s children having no shoes while the cobbler helps…

DISCUSSING FINANCES BEFORE A CLERGY IS CALLED The advantage of an interim having a frank and honest discussion with the…

  IMPORTANCE OF CLERGY FAMILY HEALTH We continue to comment on the unique role that an interim pastor has in…

THE EMOTIONAL LIFE OF A PASTOR The very nature of ministry engages one in the emotional roller coaster of engaging…

TO BUSY TO BE HEALTHY It is not uncommon for busy people to neglect the very basic attention that one…

FILLING A VACUUM  The interim has increasingly played a significant role in congregational life. While the session or governing board…

PRESBYTERY EXECUTIVES KNOW THE CHALLENGE All General Presbyters/Presbytery Executives know the challenge. First, we live in an age of institutional…

WHAT DOES JESUS EXPECT OF US? John 13:34: “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just…

IS YOUR BOOK A GOOD READ FOR A GROUP? Consider the mutual value of having your book selected by a…

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