Category: Company of Pastors

  • January 27, 2014
    The next several blogs guide the discussion drawn from Volume 2,  Clergy Tales--Tails: Wagging, Friendly but Exhausting. amzn.to/1a1uCI6 . While…

  • January 24, 2014
    WHAT DO HEALTHY CLERGY LOOK LIKE? You may have read some of the recent articles concerning the declining health of…

  • January 22, 2014
    WELCOME AND CATCHING UP Each time you gather, there should be ample time to check in with each other. Sometimes…

  • January 20, 2014
    GUIDING THE DISCUSSION It is important to not exhaust people in the discussion and to allow plenty of time for…

  • January 17, 2014
    COMMON EXPERIENCE One of the challenges in building a group among clergy is to help them understand that there are…

  • January 15, 2014
    A SHARED REALITY This first meeting of your exploratory company of pastors is critical. It is important to establish some…

  • January 13, 2014
    BUILDING A COMPANY OF PASTORS  Here is the challenge. Most presbytery executives and COM chairs feel overwhelmed by the task…

  • January 10, 2014
    SWIMMING AGAINST THE STREAM You are called by God to offer ministry in this real world. Regardless of your theological…