This is the beginning of a check list for you to evaluate how you are doing in caring for yourself…

As I prepare for a medical test in a couple of days, I’m reminded of an experience of a colleague…

I thought you might like to see a sample of a litany that a congregation can use to welcome back…

This next Sunday I will complete a three and one-half month supply for a church so that their pastor could…

No matter how seasoned a pastor is, when they enter a new pastorate the context is fresh and a little…

This is a suggestion of an action by a congregation in welcoming their new pastor. Consider scheduling a lunch about…

One of the very satisfying ministries that I have felt called to in retirement is that of mentoring other clergy.…

In my work on the care of clergy, I’ve frequently said that one of the bigger resisters to the care…

If you had to make ten statements that reflected your faith at this point in your life, what would they…

If the heart of the Christian faith is the spreading of God’s good news, then what are ways that we…

I have found it to be of value to occasionally take stalk of where I’m going on this journey of…

Whether it is a call to a new church, a different type of ministry, or to a vocation beyond the…

Below I will list ten statements that I think are true about my ministry. Depending where you are in your…

Think about the church that you’d like to serve. What are ten things that you’d like to be true about…

As a way of reflecting on what it is that both satisfies and frustrates you in ministry, I suggest you…

Regardless of where you are in your ministry, there would be value in making a list of ten things you…

Consider types of lists of ten that you could make with respect to vocation. The first list of ten would…

As a way of probing beneath the surface, try to list ten ways to nurture and maintain your spiritual health…

I recently received an issue of Writer’s Digest that built the whole issue around lists of ten. Ten best ways…

We live in an age of distrust and broken community. Even our churches are often distrustful of each other or…