Category: Vocation

  • August 3, 2011
    One of the very satisfying ministries that I have felt called to in retirement is that of mentoring other clergy.…

  • July 27, 2011
    Whether it is a call to a new church, a different type of ministry, or to a vocation beyond the…

  • July 26, 2011
    Below I will list ten statements that I think are true about my ministry. Depending where you are in your…

  • July 21, 2011
    Regardless of where you are in your ministry, there would be value in making a list of ten things you…

  • July 20, 2011
    Consider types of lists of ten that you could make with respect to vocation. The first list of ten would…

  • June 23, 2011
    It would be helpful if the Committee on Ministry or its equivalent would do some prior work before they have…

  • June 17, 2011
    Take a sheet of paper and quickly jot down several major turning points in your life and your ministry. Don't…

  • May 13, 2011
    A variation on the exercise described yesterday is to have members of the session list the four top things they…

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

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