- October 31, 2014SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Think about the church that you’d like to serve. What are ten things that you’d like…
- September 19, 2014AN AGE OF SPLINTERING We live in an age of fractured community. As sociologist Brene' Brown suggests, it is a…
- August 29, 2014THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT EXPANDED We need to reinterpret the fifth commandment. "Honor your father and your mother, so that your…
- August 8, 2014(Thoughts derived from reflecting on 2 TED talks by Brene' Brown www.ted.com/talks/brene'_brown) as applied to churches .) This is the…
- July 25, 2014SPIRITUALLY HUNGRY BUT DISTRUST INSTITUTIONS The polls all show that the numbers of those who want to be spiritual but…
- July 23, 2014A THEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK No one wants to appear like a wimp. If a clergy person starts talking about how people…
- July 21, 2014AN INTERIM’S VALUABLE ROLE In recent years, the role of interim pastor has become almost a norm for vacant churches.…
- May 9, 2014CONGREGATIONAL INITIATIVE The celebration of the ministry of a church's staff needs to be initiated by the congregational leadership. This…
- April 21, 2014CONNECTING WITH THE BODY Most people who are involved in specialized ministry also are associated with a congregation. Sometimes…
- March 10, 2014If clergy speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but congregations do not have love, clergy are noisy…
