Category: Congregations

  • May 23, 2012
    The counter-cultural message of the Christian faith is that a critical part of salvation is in discovering our true self…

  • May 22, 2012
    The journey of faith is centered around relationships. To paraphrase Jesus' summary, we are to love God and love our…

  • May 21, 2012
    Given the anti-institutional bias of our society, it may be important to re-examine what we mean when we as Presbyterians,…

  • May 17, 2012
    If Jesus embodies an anti-narcissistic approach to life, then it is clear that not being a narcissistic pastor doesn't suggest…

  • May 16, 2012
    If "the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom…

  • May 15, 2012
    Narcissism is a term that is increasingly used to describe one's excessive focus on one's self. We speak of a…

  • 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…