Category: Denominational Staff

  • October 4, 2011
    October is an excellent opportunity for judicatory staff to encourage the pastors who are part of your charge through a…

  • September 21, 2011
    In my forty years of ministry, I can't remember when a member of the presbytery staff called me simply to…

  • September 15, 2011
    Here is another Psalm prayer that can be used at a presbytery meeting. Salem Presbytery, 2011 Psalm 63 (Adapted) L:…

  • September 14, 2011
    I share with you a litany that I have developed in appreciation of the staff of Salem presbytery. Psalm 111…

  • September 13, 2011
    Congregations are in a better position to show appreciation of their pastor and staff than a judicatory like a presbytery.…

  • April 8, 2011
    There is an old creativity strategy that I think might be beneficial in a conversation about the work of judicatory…

  • April 7, 2011
    A council that cares about those who are exercising ministry on their behalf should take time occasionally to affirm their…

  • April 6, 2011
    If you have taken some time to reflect on the nature of your call that has led to this position…

  • April 5, 2011
    At least every couple of years, and in times of extreme stress more often, you should deliberately pause to reflect…

  • April 4, 2011
    It is very easy to allow the incessant meetings, inevitable crisis, and pastoral care of others to exhaust you. Even…