Recently you may have read that the average salary for corporation execs is $9 million. If you ask, they will…

Last week I was part of organizing a health fair for clergy. An ecumenical counseling center on whose board I…

During this past week, we have been working on various aspects of a congregation evaluating its ministry in light of…

Sometimes when we try to evaluate either the clergy or the congregation, we can become immersed in negative criticism. It…

As you continue the evaluation of your church’s ministry, it is important to be conscious of the values of our…

As we did yesterday, we begin today with the assumption that God is the critical factor in our evaluating our…

If we take the priesthood of all believers seriously, then evaluation of ministry should include the whole congregation. While the…

When congregations seek a new pastor, they want someone who will love them, forgive them, and lead them according to…

I’ve heard some business people say that pastors have their heads too far in the clouds. What is needed, they…

With few exceptions, one of the challenging tasks of the finance committee after all of the pledges are in is…

Every year the church stewardship committee tries to come up with a new way to approach the stewardship campaign. The…

I am pleased to report that my new CD, Laughter From the Well, is now on cdbaby.com. Soon after it…

When someone jabs at you, it is important to know how to respond in a way that preserves your dignity…

Psalm 13 is considered the classic lament psalm. There are times when we feel nothing is going right and we…

There is also power in praying for your church when, despite one’s best efforts, it feels like the church is…

When we pray psalm 22, it is hard not to think of Jesus on the cross but the very fact…

Let us begin with that most familiar of all psalms, Psalm 23. As I mentioned yesterday, I encourage you to…

If the Psalms are God’s gift to us to teach us how to pray, then we need to experience them…

There is an old creativity strategy that I think might be beneficial in a conversation about the work of judicatory…

A council that cares about those who are exercising ministry on their behalf should take time occasionally to affirm their…