Category: Clergy

  • June 16, 2021
    We have a weekly opportunity. TURNING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship…
  • June 11, 2021
    Session Support Plan It is from this perspective that I want to suggest a team concept of ministry between the…
  • June 9, 2021
    The June 2 issue of the Christian Century reports a poll that reported that 29 % of clergy have given…
  • June 4, 2021
    MAKING USE OF THE CHURCH EMAIL LIST While we all have been frustrated with the restrictions necessary because of the…
  • May 28, 2021
    WHAT DO YOU HOPE AFTER THE FIRST YEAR If you were to describe the image that you hope your congregation…
  • May 26, 2021
    HALF-HOUR BREAKS In this time of stress, we need to develop a list of ½ hour interruptions that we can…
  • May 21, 2021
    A: List the 5 biggest challenges to a pastor’s sanity. Excessive need to pleaseInability to handle conflictTakes criticism too personallyNot…
  • May 19, 2021
    10 Ways a Congregation Can Abuse the Pastor We are a Community of Faith One of the cultural assumptions often…
  • May 14, 2021
    A CHRISTIAN PRACTICE Pastors and lay leaders in churches have a built-in resource to assist them in developing an anti-racism…
  • April 30, 2021
    THE SABBATH IS FOR YOU KICK BACK AND REFLECT After Easter is an opportunity to schedule some “what if” and “just imagine” times and…