- November 12, 2012A challenge for ministry is that frequently you are asked to hear and respond to other people's pain, then drink…
- November 9, 2012When you are listening to another person intensely while they are sharing their pain, it is natural that your own…
- November 7, 2012While there are certainly traumatic events that a pastor experiences in exercising the ministry, a less obvious but very real…
- November 5, 2012We have heard a lot about PTS or Post Traumatic Stress among those who have returned from serving in the…
- November 2, 2012One of the intriguing and challenging statements that I heard at the recent Compassion Fatigue Conference was that "Disease is…
- October 31, 2012Tomorrow is All Saints Day. Many churches choose the Sunday nearest to that day, in this case probably November 4,…
- October 29, 2012I have just completed offering a Webinar, in conjunction with The Presbyterian Outlook called "Teaming With your Clergy." I've watched…
- October 24, 2012While I was at the Compassion fatigue conference put on by PPCN, I picked up a little brochure put out…
- September 5, 2012I'm going to look at the same six areas of health that are used in the ToolBox, www.pastoralcarenetwork.org , but…
- June 18, 2012Find a colleague with whom you can explore the following questions. Not all the questions are important for everyone, but…
