Building on the discussion of daimons and demons from the past couple of days, I want to expand that concept…

With your list compiled from yesterday’s instructions, now begin to examine your list. Don’t try to do this next part…

Yesterday I talked about Rollo May’s concept of the demons in us being he daimons or natural urges getting out…

Rollo May was a very important influence in my early ministry. In one of his books, he analyzed the word…

Sometimes there is an uplift to simply taking time to consciously identify some of the many things for which you…

Yesterday we talked about expressing appreciation among colleagues. Today I want to call your attention to the way in which…

It is not unusual for a pastor to feel as if they are under appreciated. People may appreciate what they…

How does a congregation relate their faith to their relationship with their pastor? Too often, it seems to me, congregations…

Think about the stories you have read or those you know personally where a person has gotten themselves into deep…

Lots of people are feeling very insecure about their jobs these days. That’s true for ordained pastors as well. The…

Yesterday I suggested what it might sound like for a doctor to preach a sermon from his language of doctor…

We have a lot of people entering the ministry as a second career. In many ways this is good. They…

Consider the conditions for the birth of Christ or the birth of the Word of God. The Word of God…

Back in the 60s, professor Bill Webber at Union Seminary in NY, offered his 10-10-10 plan for a vital Christian…

Yesterday I shared with you some disturbing statistics about the stress of ministry. Today, I want to focus particularly on…

Why we should focus on addressing clergy stress in the ministry.

Technology has provided us with a means of engaging more participants in our conversation about church and in this case…

As presbyteries confront their new reality, it is important that they take seriously their own connectionalism. Usually when we speak…

As we face the financial challenges mentioned yesterday, we need to explore the alternatives for presbyteries as they face the…

The connectional church about which Presbyterians are so fond of talking, is going through a major transformation. Like many denominations,…