Category: HCMHC

  • May 21, 2014
    SEXUAL SCANDAL PLAGUES THE CHURCH It happened again. A descent pastor with multiple gifts destroys his promising ministry by having…

  • May 19, 2014
    I'm developing a series called "Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations." (HCMHC). All of it is in preparation for the fall…

  • May 24, 2013
    There is a lot of scary news about declining churches, splitting churches, scandals in churches, bankrupt churches, and despairing churches.…

  • May 22, 2013
    The Schaeffer Institute, who has studied the life of clergy for several decades, recently reported that 50 % of clergy…

  • March 17, 2011
    As the COM circles through these six areas of encouragement of congregations and clergy to care for the clergy, they…

  • March 16, 2011
    In this quarter in which the emphasis is on God's call, you can offer the clergy an opportunity to take…

  • March 15, 2011
    This activity is designed to engage the session and the pastor in a conversation about God's call or vocation for…

  • March 14, 2011
    This sixth focus on health focuses on our sense of call by God to ministry. In the Presbyterian church, it…

  • March 11, 2011
    In your communication with the clergy, you are encouraging them to be more intentional about taking time to breathe in…

  • March 10, 2011
    This time, when you communicate with the session, you are inviting them to have a conversation with their pastor as…