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…

  Why Mystery Writing With a Spiritual Edge Addresses a Hunger in Society   LIVE IN AN AGE OF ANXIETY…

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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,…