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- March 25, 2010
How can a congregation, its leadership, and its pastors support some innovative leadership even as it seeks good management? I…
- March 24, 2010
How can a congregation support their pastor in being a leader? You've heard the usual introduction of a pastoral search…
- March 23, 2010
I think it was in an article by Gil Rendle of the Alban Institute that I first saw the difference…
- March 22, 2010
It is clear from all the research that the church is facing some major challenges. Our cultural anti-institutional bias militates…
- March 19, 2010
One of the most powerful gifts that a congregation can experience is the power of genuine hospitality. The modern church…
- March 18, 2010
Some churches and individual Christians are very good at quoting Scripture in support of their positions. Many mainstream congregations are…
- March 17, 2010
How does a congregation support good preaching? Assume from yesterday that the congregation is aware that it is part of…
- March 16, 2010
In trying to reflect on what makes the call to ministry satisfying despite the long hours and low salary, I…
- March 15, 2010
Not all churches can pay excellent salaries. Considering the spiritual starvation of the world, one can not expect to have…
- March 12, 2010
To move from humor to vocational suicide may seem a radical shift, but I don't think so. In response to…
- March 11, 2010
"He who sits in the heavens laughs." Psalm 2:4a. There is very little reference to laughter in the Scriptures. The…
- March 10, 2010
This is a summary of what I saw on a video to give you some sense of what this is…
- March 9, 2010
Here is some more information about the Laughter Clubs I mentioned yesterday. You can also pursue the subject by going…
- March 8, 2010
I just found a wonderful website that reflects the Lutheran's (The ECLA variety)commitment to wholeness for their clergy. You can…
- March 2, 2010
It is interesting to look at the macro perspective of church history. About fifteen years ago it suddenly occurred to…
- March 1, 2010
I recently read a 2006 article by Gil Rendle on Leadership Under Constraints. In it he defined the difference between…
Interim Pastors Raising Health Awareness
October 23, 2013
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WE CLERGY ARE COMMUNITY
September 30, 2013
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