When you read the various arguments that are being spoken and published with respect to the hot issues that are…

Presbyterian pastors do not belong to an individual congregation. Even in retirement, while we may attend a particular congregation, our…

A third aspect of affirming one’s call might be for the presbytery to take a few minutes to recognize and…

If the Scriptures are correct, there is no age limit to when God may call you. When I retired in…

My thought is that we do not emphasize enough the sense of call that has drawn us into the ministry.…

With apologies to David Letterman, I’ve been thinking about why people don’t go to church. Top Ten Reasons Not to…

The March, 2009 issue of O magazine reported that a survey in October by the American Psychological Association found that…

Presbyterians Today reported in their March, 2009 issue a startling study of the changing weight of pastors. In the past…

If we are to model our ministry after that of Jesus, perhaps it is important to recall some incidents in…

There are far too many clergy and educators who misunderstand the witness that they can make by being willing to…

One of the important aspects of clergy care is our willingness to permit the congregation to care for us. Many…

Try to describe what you would want from a church that would continually feed you even as you were guiding…

Now, here is where it could get fun. Form a pastoral support task force, or even take some time as…

Think back over your ministry and try to identify moments when you thought to yourself, wow, that is what it…

I once wrote an article about a small church that wanted to make their church such a satisfying ministry that…

Recently I had a clergy friend of mine do a stupid thing. The details are not important. The point is…

One further action on behalf of our anthropologist from outer space. (See the last couple of posts) Look at your…

Continue to imagine ET, the visitor from outer space mentioned yesterday, as it proceeds to investigate the Christian faith by…

Assume for a moment that you have a visitor from outer-space who is an anthropologist who has been sent to…

I hate chain letters and particularly when it suggests that if you break the chain you will experience dire consequences.…