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THE MINISTRY OF RECEIVING
August 25, 2023 | Steve
SOMETIMES THE BEST MINISTRY IS RECEIVING MINISTRY FROM ANOTHER I want to pursue this idea of the importance of being…
OUR ROLLERCOASTER MINISTRY
August 16, 2023 | Steve
OUR EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER Ministry places you on an emotional rollercoaster. At one moment you are preparing a sermon. Then someone…
Have Some Musical fun
August 9, 2023 | Steve
Here is a fun little exercise that can engage a small group, stimulate laughter, and bond people together. The idea…
IS GOD CRAZY OR WHAT
August 4, 2023 | Steve
God called me to ministry. God called me to gather a group of narcissists and teach them to love each…
REPARATIONS
August 2, 2023 | Steve
REPARATIONS One aspect of God’s reconciling work may involve the issue of reparation. Desmond Tutu, in speaking about the struggle…
HEALING LAUGHTER IN THE MINISTRY
July 28, 2023 | Steve
CONSIDER THE VALUE OF LAUGHTER Probably all of us have experienced how a well-timed joke has broken the tension in…
HUMOR AND SCRIPTURE
July 26, 2023 | Steve
There is a theological sense in which the whole future of ministry and the health of both clergy and churches…
Racism Not Defeated by Education or Rules
July 21, 2023 | Steve
REDEMPTIVE POWER OF GOD Continuing with the model provided for us by Alcoholics Anonymous, the second step of the process…
CONFESSION NEEDS COMMUNITY
July 19, 2023 | Steve
HEARING OUR STORY NEEDS COMMUNITY One of the powerful discoveries in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa was…
LITURGY THAT LIBERATES
July 14, 2023 | Steve
TRANSFORMING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…
ANGER IN MINISTRY (2)
July 12, 2023 | Steve
Anger in Ministry (2) ANGER GENERATED IN MINISTRY Our culture does not usually associate ministry and anger. Yet many clergy…
Anger in Ministry
July 7, 2023 | Steve
WHAT OUR CULTURE TEACHES US Our culture has a bias against anger. As a child we are told not to…
GOD’S CALL (PART 2)
July 5, 2023 | Steve
AFTER REFRESHMENTS OK, you have played the first phase as described in the previous blog, and you have taken time…
PLAYING WITH GOD’S CALL
June 30, 2023 | Steve
_______ PEOPLE OF THE BOOK Because we are people of the Book, it is good to call on Scripture as…
WHEN JESUS CONSULTS HIS ADVISORS
June 28, 2023 | Steve
IS JESUS BEING REALISTIC? Jesus has been traveling across Galilee proclaiming the good news of God and saying, “The time…
Experiment in Thanksgiving
June 23, 2023 | Steve
THANKSGIVING FOR THE FUTURE In Psalm 138, we reflect on the power of thanksgiving as it reminds us of God’s faithfulness…
Your Prayer of Lament & its Healing Effect
June 21, 2023 | Steve
YOUR PRIVATE LAMENT What I offer you here are guidelines to exercise the healing power of lament. Take some time…
Begin With Leadership
June 16, 2023 | Steve
MEETING WITH YOUR RESPECTIVE LEADERSHIP Explain to your leadership how you have arrived at this area of interest. (In mycase,…
Confessing Sins of Disgusting Neighbor
June 14, 2023 | Steve
CONFESSING SINS OF DISGUSTING NEIGHBORS MY NEIGHBOR IN THE BODY OF CHRIST What is my responsibility for my neighbor’s sins…
TEN REASON NOT TO GO TO CHURCH
June 7, 2023 | Steve
Ten top Reasons to Refuse to Hear God’s Call In the Reformed faith, we believe that all people have a…