Psychological Health of Pastor/Educator Anyone who thinks about it recognizes that church professions place pastors and educators (P/E) under a…

I have just returned from preaching at a little mission station ourside Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico. The church building was built…

We have this interesting time debate here at the Bible School in Chiapas, Mexico. The government has instituted Day Light…

I am teaching a class of about 35 Presbyterian pastors at a pastors school. These are pastors from a Mayan…

Tomorrow I leave for two weeks in Mexico. I will be in the Southern state of Chiapas and am not…

One of the challenges of ministry is not to become so consumed with the immediate demands of our work that…

Let me share a practice that I have found helpful in Sabbath practice in the midst of a demanding ministry.…

While I think it is of great value for a pastor to find a complete day for Sabbath, I want…

There were many things wrong with the blue laws that existed when I was a child, but it did have…

I have a close friend in the ministry who told me that when he was dating the woman who would…

I will always remember the pleasure I experienced when my church had a surprise celebration for my 25th anniversary of…

The final category of our grid of clergy care is the area of vocation. It comes in a variety of…

As part of Presbytery’s support of our pastor’s spiritual journey, what if we built on Scripture’s declaration that each of…

I don’t know whether it is still happening but I once read that some Korean Presbyteries would spend a great…

Official boards of churches can become so focused on the mundane that they neglect to take time for the spiritual…

It might seem strange to speak of spiritual boredom for clergy, but I think it is a real issue. I…

One of the realities for most Presbyterian clergy and I suspect most clergy is that their salary is a matter…

Every presbytery has the responsibility to ensure that their pastors’ terms of call include adequate financial compensation, along with meeting…

The challenge is to discover how a pastor and spouse can have a healthy discussion about finances. This is definitely…

I would guess that at some level almost every pastor feels that s/he is inadequately paid. While some denominations like…