We have some significant resources in our faith that can assist us in being supportive to returned soldiers. As you…

Kathy Platoni, a Clinical Psychologist who has worked in this field has identified some signs to look for that might…

A website, www.hand2handcontact.org offers 10 things you should know about returning veterans. You can go to their website for the…

I am concerned that there is a ticking clock in our society that is going to affect churches, pastors, and…

I think that it is important to build into a pastor’s sabbatical experience a positive way in which the congregation…

In yesterday’s blog I quoted Tom Ehrich’s image of an entrepreneur as applied to pastoral leadership. “Typically, an entrepreneur owns…

In Tom Ehrich’s Column mentioned yesterday, after describing the challenge of being a pastor, he describes a type of leadership…

Tom Erich, who I knew when he was an Episcopal priest in Winston-Salem, recently wrote a column in which he…

I was recently talking to a pastor friend about his life and ministry and a very familiar subject came up.…

It is the day before Thanksgiving and all through the house — Oh, wait, that is another season. Anyway, on…

Yesterday I wrote of organizing a pastor’s appreciation banquet for the community. Today I want to suggest a couple of…

I’m not sure whether I have written this up or not. A couple of weeks ago our community had a…

A presbytery or other judicatory might want to consider having their own post-Christmas celebration for their clergy and families. The…

One of the prices we pay in our profession is that our family can feel neglected during such high stress…

Every pastor knows that the Advent and Christmas season is an exceedingly stressful time. I once had an elder say…

In a recent issue of Presbyterian Outlook, (November 23,2009), there was an article that was almost a screed against the…

Building on the idea of October being pastor’s appreciation month, we recently had a community expression of thanks to pastors…

We speak of the pastor receiving a call to the ministry but often assume that is a one time event.…

While we often assume that a pastor will attend to the spiritual nurture of the congregation, it is not often…

It is common wisdom that people work better and are more productive when their family is healthy both physically and…