As we wind down the summer and before we get fully into the pressures of the fall, I want to…

While I was driving in Montana during this vacation, I saw this large bill board that carried the following message:…

I’m back from a wonderful two week vacation in Glacier, Yellowstone, and the Tetons with my wife and 13 year…

I will be away for two weeks. My wife and I are taking a two week trip with our 13…

8. In a world that only listens to others make music; the church invites us to sing together as a…

10. Once when I was sick the church didn’t visit me, so I’m not going to visit them. 9. The…

This whole issue of sin in a congregation is a little confused. Think about how different the expectation with respect…

I’m not very technologically sophisticated and I have never twittered. I understand that to twitter you must compose your message…

Let me suggest a way that a presbytery or other governing body could make use of technology to build up…

I have heard that John Calvin gathered the clergy together on a regular basis to provide both spiritual nurture and…

Most of us are aware of the positive benefits from contributing to another person’s well being. It is not only…

This week I will complete a very pleasant three month ministry. I have been the three month interim at a…

I recently found a quote that reminded me again why we do what we do. There is a church in…

Clergy families can offer special support and thanksgiving to other clergy families. Have some discussion within your family about another…

If your children are late middle-school and above, the thanksgiving discussion may take on a different design. There would be…

When asked, it is fairly easy to come up with a list of ways in which being a pastor and…

This is a week for exploring the power of gratitude. As a pastor, consider some of the many ways that…

Judy Carter, in her book The Comedy Bible suggests an exercise that can translate directly into the life of a…

“What are you doing here, Elijah?” Remember the context of that profound question. Elijah had been working hard combating the…

The Lawrence Schmidt Center newsletter recently published an article by Dr. George Morelli on Clergy Fatigue and Burnout, in which…