Category: Congregations

  • July 13, 2011
    I've been thinking about the psalms and how they frequently they expressed their love for God by remembering how God…

  • June 28, 2011
    When a pastor is fired, it is the shattering of a dream that was present at the calling. In some…

  • June 24, 2011
    One of the more difficult aspects that a COM needs to pay attention to when a pastor is fired is…

  • June 14, 2011
    "We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine . .…

  • May 27, 2011
    Not infrequently as I advocate for a sabbatical in a congregation, someone will say that no one ever offered him…

  • May 26, 2011
    Drawing upon yesterdays explanation of some of the theological truths imbedded in the Sabbath, let us look at its implications…

  • May 25, 2011
    As a framework for both the congregation and the pastor as they consider a sabbatical are the theological underpinnings of…

  • May 24, 2011
    I am filling in for a pastor of a small church while he is away on a sabbatical. I am…

  • May 12, 2011
    You probably remember the old cynical quip that when you assume something you can make an ass out of U…

  • May 6, 2011
    During this past week, we have been working on various aspects of a congregation evaluating its ministry in light of…