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Vocation and Sabbath
July 30, 2009 | Steve
One of the challenges of ministry is not to become so consumed with the immediate demands of our work that…
The Silent Meal
July 29, 2009 | Steve
Let me share a practice that I have found helpful in Sabbath practice in the midst of a demanding ministry.…
The Sabbath as interrupted Time
July 28, 2009 | Steve
While I think it is of great value for a pastor to find a complete day for Sabbath, I want…
The Sabbath Focus on Relationships
July 27, 2009 | Steve
There were many things wrong with the blue laws that existed when I was a child, but it did have…
Families are Affected by One’s Call
July 24, 2009 | Steve
I have a close friend in the ministry who told me that when he was dating the woman who would…
Affirmation of the Call
July 23, 2009 | Steve
I will always remember the pleasure I experienced when my church had a surprise celebration for my 25th anniversary of…
Staying in Touch with Your Call
July 22, 2009 | Steve
The final category of our grid of clergy care is the area of vocation. It comes in a variety of…
Presbytery Support of Spirituality
July 21, 2009 | Steve
As part of Presbytery’s support of our pastor’s spiritual journey, what if we built on Scripture’s declaration that each of…
A Presbytery Scripture Passage
July 20, 2009 | Steve
I don’t know whether it is still happening but I once read that some Korean Presbyteries would spend a great…
Spiritual Care of Our Leaders
July 17, 2009 | Steve
Official boards of churches can become so focused on the mundane that they neglect to take time for the spiritual…
Spiritual Boredom for Clergy
July 16, 2009 | Steve
It might seem strange to speak of spiritual boredom for clergy, but I think it is a real issue. I…
Sessions and Clergy Financial Health
July 15, 2009 | Steve
One of the realities for most Presbyterian clergy and I suspect most clergy is that their salary is a matter…
Determining Fair Compensation
July 13, 2009 | Steve
Every presbytery has the responsibility to ensure that their pastors’ terms of call include adequate financial compensation, along with meeting…
A Financially Healthy Conversation
July 10, 2009 | Steve
The challenge is to discover how a pastor and spouse can have a healthy discussion about finances. This is definitely…
Money and its effect on Pastor’s Health
July 9, 2009 | Steve
I would guess that at some level almost every pastor feels that s/he is inadequately paid. While some denominations like…
Presbytery and Pastoral Families
July 8, 2009 | Steve
Here is an outline for an idea of how presbyteries could offer a significant ministry to the clergy families of…
Presbytery Clergy Family Care
July 7, 2009 | Steve
Clergy in the Presbyterian Church have their membership in the presbytery rather than in a particular church. While the pastor’s…
Congregational Family Support
July 6, 2009 | Steve
Congregations want to assume that the pastor’s family is just a normal part of the membership. Actually, they would also…
Creating Fun Out of Sacrifice
July 3, 2009 | Steve
One of the unavoidable demands of ministry is the time that is required when a pastor is engaged in conducting…
Family Health and the Pastor
July 2, 2009 | Steve
Being the family of a pastor creates a complex dynamic. Sometimes the spouse and even the children can recognize that…