- February 24, 2017DISCUSSING FINANCES BEFORE A CLERGY IS CALLED The advantage of an interim having a frank and honest discussion with the…
- February 17, 2017MORE THAN A CLUB What makes a church different from any group of friends and neighbors that occasionally gather…
- February 15, 2017INSTITUTIONAL BETRAYAL We are in a period where many churches are declining in both numbers and influence. In the 50's…
- February 10, 2017CAN’T AVOID MAKING A WITNESS In the last blog, we played a clergy image game. We explored how the image…
- December 21, 2016DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING In the past two blogs, I’ve offered a creative way to engage complaints both among clergy and…
- December 16, 2016LEARNING TO PLAY What if you could engage the members of your congregation in thinking creatively about the complaints…
- November 11, 2016THE TRUTH ABOUT CHURCH Consider what is happening in our society. In recent years, almost every major institution in our…
- October 5, 2016LOVE ADVICE COLUMN Recently I found myself reading a Dear Abby advice column and began to wonder how this might…
- September 30, 2016THE POWER OF APPRECIATION Most human beings hunger for signs that people appreciate them and what they do. I…
- June 8, 2016HAVING THE CONVERSATION If all the churches in the presbytery had a healthy relationship with their clergy and each congregation…
