We have just passed through the season of Thanksgiving. The power of praise and thanksgiving as an antibody to the…

In my last blog, I spoke of the importance of naming your feelings and begin to place your emotional experience…

When you have had a traumatic experience, or sympathetically shared in the trauma of another person, the feelings can be…

A key antibody that resists the toxic atmosphere in which we must live is the maintenance of a sense of…

A third part of developing your antibodies, is developing some clarity as to the limits of your ministry. The integrity…

A challenge for ministry is that frequently you are asked to hear and respond to other people’s pain, then drink…

When you are listening to another person intensely while they are sharing their pain, it is natural that your own…

While there are certainly traumatic events that a pastor experiences in exercising the ministry, a less obvious but very real…

We have heard a lot about PTS or Post Traumatic Stress among those who have returned from serving in the…

One of the intriguing and challenging statements that I heard at the recent Compassion Fatigue Conference was that “Disease is…

Tomorrow is All Saints Day. Many churches choose the Sunday nearest to that day, in this case probably November 4,…

I have just completed offering a Webinar, in conjunction with The Presbyterian Outlook called “Teaming With your Clergy.” I’ve watched…

I have been asked to speak at a banquet for a local church who is planning to build a new…

While I was at the Compassion fatigue conference put on by PPCN, I picked up a little brochure put out…

I am pleased to announce that I have just released my creative non-fiction book on a twenty-year journey in joining…

One of the best things that you can do for yourself as you begin a new pastorate is to find…

When you read this, I will be participating in the Presbytery Pastoral Care Network’s annual conference. This year the focus…

If you were to describe the image that you hope your congregation will have of you and your ministry after…

When a pastor arrives at a congregation and begins to exercise ministry, it is a little like moving from dating…

A critical issue for any pastor, but perhaps especially as s/he begins a new call, is remembering and staying in…