Category: Clergy Families

  • July 8, 2013
    Recently I learned that a pastor's spouse had been diagnosed with breast cancer. The word has spread through the congregation,…

  • February 27, 2013
    We have been exploring the concept of vocation and your sense of call by God. It is easy to overlook…

  • September 17, 2012
    Retirement also affects your family relationships. If you have been a seventy hour a week pastor, it is an adjustment…

  • July 20, 2012
    A List of Family Fun We all know that we should spend more time with our families. We may feel…

  • July 19, 2012
    Family thanksgiving When asked, it is fairly easy to come up with a list of ways in which being a…

  • July 18, 2012
    God's Call for Family Fun We often speak of God’s call as a reference to an individual. Would their be…

  • July 17, 2012
    Family Obesity Clergy families have not escaped the challenge of obesity that is plaguing our nation. Some denominational studies suggest…

  • July 17, 2012
    Reasonable and unreasonable Expectations A next step is to try to come up with a mutually agreed upon list of…

  • July 16, 2012
    Pressure of Expectations Next let us look at the pressures of expectations. Sometimes we live in conformity with, and sometimes…

  • July 13, 2012
    The Pressure of Call in Marriage It is not unusual for a pastor to sense God’s call after s/he is…