- August 14, 2020INTERIMS CAN SHAPE HEALTHY CHURCHES Churches without pastors face uncertain futures. Congregations feel like they are treading water. How do…
- August 5, 2020HONORING THE PAST Consider the power of the fifth commandment as an example. “Honor your father and your mother, so…
- October 28, 2016Remembering the Interim We have been developing a series of blogs on a unique gift that the interim can offer…
- October 26, 2016AN INTERIM PASTOR’S SPECIAL GIFT A TIME OF TRANSITION Every church experiences a time when the previous pastor leaves and…
- October 21, 2016CALLED BY GOD AND HIRED BY A CONGREGATION Pastors sense God's call in their lives and then choose to prepare…
- January 28, 2015PRESBYTERIES SHOULD PUSH BACK I'll say it again. Presbyteries should stop letting themselves be pushed around. They should PUSH back.…
- January 16, 2015BE A HEALTHY CHURCH This past October I led the annual conference for the Presbytery Pastoral Care Network. You can…
- October 17, 2014A TIME OF TRANSITION Every church experiences a time when the previous pastor leaves and the congregation confronts the challenge…
- August 18, 2014BEFORE THE BEGINNING Consider what has happened before the new pastor arrives at a congregation. Let me describe some of…
- July 23, 2014A THEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK No one wants to appear like a wimp. If a clergy person starts talking about how people…
