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.…

While it is very important for judicatory staff to find ways to support the clergy in their care and express…

Here is a brief, fun exercise that can encourage appreciation of the varied ministry in your presbytery. Build a spin…

October is an excellent opportunity for judicatory staff to encourage the pastors who are part of your charge through a…

Someone has designated October as pastor appreciation month. It got me to thinking how both giving and receiving appreciation is…

Allow Psalm 22 to gather up your prayer for a frustrating time in your ministry. Based on Psalm 22 O…

I have found allowing the psalms to guide me in preparing a prayer has taught me a lot about how…

A major faith issue that we all have to face honestly is whether we believe that the infinite God does…

When we approach Scripture from a sacramental perspective, we are making the faith assumption that God not only called us…

Recently I was leading a workshop on how clergy care for themselves. One of the suggestions was that clergy could…

Too often we decry the fractionalism of the church but neglect a simple act as a clergy that could make…

Because we are part of a profession that is generally underpaid relative to our education and skill set, and frequently…