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- December 15, 2009
Recently I have heard about a course that is making the rounds of churches that focuses on helping members reflect…
- December 14, 2009
We need to re-explore the power of liturgies in our lives. Consider the basic structure of worship as it is…
- December 11, 2009
As we think about ministry to veterans, let me remind you of some aspects of the concept of Sabbath. It…
- December 10, 2009
We have some significant resources in our faith that can assist us in being supportive to returned soldiers. As you…
- December 9, 2009
Kathy Platoni, a Clinical Psychologist who has worked in this field has identified some signs to look for that might…
- December 8, 2009
A website, www.hand2handcontact.org offers 10 things you should know about returning veterans. You can go to their website for the…
- December 7, 2009
I am concerned that there is a ticking clock in our society that is going to affect churches, pastors, and…
- December 4, 2009
I think that it is important to build into a pastor's sabbatical experience a positive way in which the congregation…
- December 2, 2009
In yesterday's blog I quoted Tom Ehrich's image of an entrepreneur as applied to pastoral leadership. “Typically, an entrepreneur owns…
- December 1, 2009
In Tom Ehrich's Column mentioned yesterday, after describing the challenge of being a pastor, he describes a type of leadership…
- November 30, 2009
Tom Erich, who I knew when he was an Episcopal priest in Winston-Salem, recently wrote a column in which he…
- November 26, 2009
I was recently talking to a pastor friend about his life and ministry and a very familiar subject came up.…
- November 25, 2009
It is the day before Thanksgiving and all through the house -- Oh, wait, that is another season. Anyway, on…
- November 24, 2009
Yesterday I wrote of organizing a pastor's appreciation banquet for the community. Today I want to suggest a couple of…
- November 23, 2009
I'm not sure whether I have written this up or not. A couple of weeks ago our community had a…
- November 20, 2009
A presbytery or other judicatory might want to consider having their own post-Christmas celebration for their clergy and families. The…