Category: Clergy

  • July 27, 2009
    There were many things wrong with the blue laws that existed when I was a child, but it did have…

  • July 24, 2009
    I have a close friend in the ministry who told me that when he was dating the woman who would…

  • July 23, 2009
    I will always remember the pleasure I experienced when my church had a surprise celebration for my 25th anniversary of…

  • July 22, 2009
    The final category of our grid of clergy care is the area of vocation. It comes in a variety of…

  • July 21, 2009
    As part of Presbytery's support of our pastor's spiritual journey, what if we built on Scripture's declaration that each of…

  • July 20, 2009
    I don't know whether it is still happening but I once read that some Korean Presbyteries would spend a great…

  • July 17, 2009
    Official boards of churches can become so focused on the mundane that they neglect to take time for the spiritual…

  • July 16, 2009
    It might seem strange to speak of spiritual boredom for clergy, but I think it is a real issue. I…

  • July 15, 2009
    One of the realities for most Presbyterian clergy and I suspect most clergy is that their salary is a matter…

  • July 13, 2009
    Every presbytery has the responsibility to ensure that their pastors’ terms of call include adequate financial compensation, along with meeting…