Resources for Clergy Discussion Groups By Stephen McCutchan amzn.to/13VO446 A Star and  a Tear is available in print at $12…

OVERCOMING MOMENTS OF LONELINESS   Do you have brief moments of loneliness in the midst of your overcommitted, stressful life?…

QUALITY PASTORS GET LONELY A major challenge for quality pastors is how to handle the loneliness inherent in the pastorate.…

A TOOLBOX OF IDEAS In our previous blog, we identified how the interim pastor is in a unique position to…

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY A major problem in raising a congregation’s awareness concerning the health of clergy is “Who can raise the…

ATTRACTING NEW CLERGY CANDIDATES While the interim usually separates himself or herself from the actual search for the new pastor,…

VISIONS AND EXPECTATIONS We all have dreams. Many times they are unspoken dreams but they exist and affect us. When…

   RECOGNIZING THE EXPECTATIONS A new pastor has been selected. Both the congregation and the potential new pastor are caught…

AN INTERIM’S VALUABLE ROLE In recent years, the role of interim pastor has become almost a norm for vacant churches.   …

y KIMBERLY MARSELAS Correspondent The Evangelical Church in America offers its employees this primer on health and wellness that encompasses physical,…

L: Let us come into the presence of the God who created and calls us children. P: Our Father who…

SUPPORTING CLERGY FUN Not all clergy are going to seek out companions in among other clergy for an experience of…

BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT FUN Because of our schedules, we have to be intentional about finding time to be with someone…

YOU ARE NOT IN THIS ALONE As has been mentioned in previous posts, most observers of the health of clergy…

ALONE IN THE CROWD How does a pastor cope with the features of his or her profession that contribute to…

View From 20,000 Feet If you were to ask ten Presbytery Execs (or judicatory heads) what is the single biggest…

Helping Clergy Enjoy Dealing with Boundary Issues  KEEPING HEALTHY BOUNDARIES As a presbytery exec or general presbyter, you have the…

A BAD CLERGY SPOILS THE BARREL Several times in my ministry I’ve had to wrestle with how to respond to…

Not All Clergy Are Equal While I see my main calling in these last few years as seeking ways to…

Sometimes Clergy Are the Killers One wag, in commenting on the series on Clergy Killers, raised the question as to…