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- February 25, 2011
After the presbytery meeting where you have raised the issue of the emotional drain in the ministry, your communication with…
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In preparation for the next presbytery meeting, you need to prepare a graph for all the commissioners. The graph looks…
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During this first quarter, the COM should also have some communication with the pastor of the participating congregation about caring…
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Once you have raised the awareness of the challenge of ministry and its demands through a presbytery event, then you…
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Most congregations don't deliberately set out to be unsupportive of a pastor. When it is raised to their consciousness, they…
, , , - February 18, 2011
HEALTHY CLERGY MAKE HEALTHY CONGREGATIONS. That is the message I would like see infuse our congregations across our denomination. It…
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At the end of WWII, congregations joined with the changing culture of society to institutionalize and professionalize ministry. Our denominations…
- February 15, 2011
Yesterday I shared the ideas from Laurence Schmidt newsletter that emphasized the value of some simple breathing exercises. In that…
, - February 14, 2011
The following is taken from the excellent newsletter put out by the Laurence Schmidt Center www.veralloyd.org which is worth subscribing…
, - February 10, 2011
I've been out a few days recovering from a small operation and this week will be erratic at best. However,…
- February 1, 2011
Consider what it might mean if the following assumptions are true. God is real. God does care about what is…
, - January 31, 2011
As I was beginning to type this, my laptop ran out of power and shut down. Fortunately my computer is…
- January 28, 2011
We often speak of God's call as a reference to an individual. Would their be value in discussing what God's…
- January 27, 2011
Too often we don't take the time to share our appreciation of each other in the family. We all need…
- January 26, 2011
We all know that we should spend more time with our families. We may feel guilty that the demands of…
- January 25, 2011
Taken from the ECLA Board of Pensions' website which has excellent suggestions in a variety of ways to nurture your…
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Fourth Strategy for Pastors in Anxious World
September 5, 2014
IT HELPS TO LAUGH By late September I will be releasing on Amazon a new book for the pastor, God…
A SHORT POST CELEBRATING AN AMAZING JOURNEY
September 3, 2014
48TH ANNIVERSARY Today will be a short post celebrating an event that still amazes me. Today I celebrate the 48th…
HONORING THE PAST COUNTERS ANXIETY
August 29, 2014
THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT EXPANDED We need to reinterpret the fifth commandment. “Honor your father and your mother, so that your…
ADDRESSING CONGREGATIONAL ANXIETY
August 27, 2014
WORDS CREATEWORLDS In Walter Brueggemann’s Israel’s Praise, he develops the idea that words create worlds. It is not the objective experiences…
3 KEYS TO AVOIDING BEING AN ANXIOUS PASTOR
August 25, 2014
BEING DRAWN INTO ANXIETY A challenge for any pastor in this anxious age is to not absorb the anxiety of…
3 KEY COMMANDMENTS FOR OUR PEOPLE
August 22, 2014
I want to emphasize 3 of the 10 commandments as an antitoxin to anxiety. NO OTHER GODS It is the…
YOU PASTOR AN ANXIOUS CONGREGATION
August 20, 2014
(CONTINUING TO LOOK AT VULNERABILITY AND ANXIETY FROM TED TALK BY BRENE’ BROWN as applied to the pastorate.) HIDING FROM…
BEGINNING A PASTOR/PARISH RELATIONSHIP IN AN ANXIOUS AGE
August 18, 2014
BEFORE THE BEGINNING Consider what has happened before the new pastor arrives at a congregation. Let me describe some of…
HOW TO PASTOR IN AN ANXIOUS CONGREGATION
August 15, 2014
DO YOU LIVE IN AN ANXIOUS SOCIETY? (I am continuing to draw upon Brene’ Brown’s work on vulnerability and applying…