Category: Clergy Families

  • April 5, 2012
    In the past several blogs, I have dealt a lot with expectations from the congregation, the session, each other, and…

  • March 26, 2012
    When I return, we will again reflect on the pressure of the ministry on clergy families and how we might…

  • March 23, 2012
    Sometimes when expectations are named, people will recognize that they are unreasonable and the expectation is altered or discarded. I…

  • March 22, 2012
    From family therapy, I learned that problems can either bond or divide a couple. If, for example, long hours at…

  • March 21, 2012
    Yesterday, you clarified some of your projections of what each of you expect of each other as a spouse within…

  • March 20, 2012
    A major pressure on clergy families are the expectations, real and perceived. Expectations of others can be difficult to respond…

  • March 19, 2012
    I once heard a Catholic priest say that the church considered the family our domestic church. I've always loved that…

  • January 11, 2012
    Yesterday we talked about expressing appreciation among colleagues. Today I want to call your attention to the way in which…

  • December 20, 2011
    Yesterday I shared with you some disturbing statistics about the stress of ministry. Today, I want to focus particularly on…

  • September 7, 2011
    Like in all the areas being examined, when a congregation begins to reflect on the health of the clergy family,…