Category: Clergy

  • May 14, 2012
    We have been discussing the development of a greater awareness of the stress of ministry and the way in which…

  • May 11, 2012
    At least once a year, the session should spend some time hearing the cumulative report of the elder/pastor meetings. In…

  • May 10, 2012
    Again, I want to emphasize that the better and more sensitive a pastor is, the more taxing is his or…

  • May 9, 2012
    Having filled out the estimation of time worked and discussed it, I want to now raise another factor that, in…

  • May 8, 2012
    A first step is simply an honest recognition of the challenge inherent in ministry. Most good clergy accept that they…

  • May 7, 2012
    Especially when we speak about congregations taking care of their pastors, both from the perspective of the pastor and that…

  • May 4, 2012
    OK, so in the wisdom of the council, given financial realities, a member of the presbytery staff has to be…

  • May 3, 2012
    We are increasingly hearing that a number of presbyteries, synods, and positions at the General Assembly level are laying off…

  • April 23, 2012
    There may come a time when you are unable to engage in forms of public ministry. There is a profound…

  • April 20, 2012
    Sometimes, as we age, we develop physical problems that restrict what we can do in ministry. That doesn't mean that…