Category: Clergy

  • January 16, 2012
    Rollo May was a very important influence in my early ministry. In one of his books, he analyzed the word…

  • January 12, 2012
    Sometimes there is an uplift to simply taking time to consciously identify some of the many things for which you…

  • January 11, 2012
    Yesterday we talked about expressing appreciation among colleagues. Today I want to call your attention to the way in which…

  • January 10, 2012
    It is not unusual for a pastor to feel as if they are under appreciated. People may appreciate what they…

  • January 9, 2012
    How does a congregation relate their faith to their relationship with their pastor? Too often, it seems to me, congregations…

  • January 6, 2012
    Think about the stories you have read or those you know personally where a person has gotten themselves into deep…

  • January 5, 2012
    Lots of people are feeling very insecure about their jobs these days. That's true for ordained pastors as well. The…

  • January 4, 2012
    Yesterday I suggested what it might sound like for a doctor to preach a sermon from his language of doctor…

  • January 3, 2012
    We have a lot of people entering the ministry as a second career. In many ways this is good. They…

  • December 22, 2011
    Consider the conditions for the birth of Christ or the birth of the Word of God. The Word of God…