Category: Clergy

  • February 26, 2016
    Contemporary Spirituality for the Busy Professional   Purpose: To design a contemporary discipline that would enable a busy professional to…

  • February 17, 2016
    An Imaginary Conversation in a Cynical Society Another seismic change has occurred in the way we experience the church. At…

  • February 10, 2016
    I CELEBRATE GOD'S GIFT On February 4 I celebrated my seventy-fifth year of life. In September I will have been ordained…

  • January 27, 2016
      WELCOMING PASTOR BACK FROM SABBATICAL I thought you might like to see a sample of a litany that a…

  • December 23, 2015
    THIS WEEK WILL DRAIN YOU OF ENERGY AND HOPEFULLY FILL YOU WITH SATISFACTION. DRINK IN THE POSITIVE SET ALL NEGATIVE…

  • December 16, 2015
    THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM  Let me suggest an evening conversation for a pastoral couple that can be both fun…

  • December 11, 2015
    DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING In the past two blogs, I've offered a creative way to engage complaints both among clergy and with…

  • December 9, 2015
    LEARNING TO PLAY What if you could engage the members of your congregation in thinking creatively about the complaints that…

  • December 4, 2015
    NAMING THE COMPLAINTS Have you heard a lot of complaints, lately? Whether you are a part of a presbytery staff…

  • December 2, 2015
    ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS Do you believe God is real, personal, and involved in this universe? Do you believe that the…