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- October 12, 2009
I was recently at a church service while the pastor was away. During the service they announced that during the…
- October 9, 2009
There has been a lot of talk lately about the need for creative leadership in the church. Recognizing that in…
- October 8, 2009
This past weekend I had a wonderful experience that created an idea about how congregations can affirm God's call to…
- October 5, 2009
The single pastor or educator should invite another colleague or two or three to share in the conversational game. It…
- October 2, 2009
Now for the couple whose children have already departed from the home. Below are 29 questions that you should place…
- October 1, 2009
Below are a set of questions for a ministerial couple who do not have children. If you have not read…
- September 30, 2009
Below are 27 questions that you should place on individual 3 x 5 cards and shuffle them so that there…
- September 29, 2009
When was the last time that you had a fairly indepth conversation about your experience of ministry? If you have…
- September 23, 2009
I want to build on yesterday's discussion about how a church behaves when expectations of leaders are not met. First,…
- September 22, 2009
I recently talked to a pastor about a negative termination experience at a church. It recalled for me several times…
- September 17, 2009
When a clergy person or a prominent church leader engages in activity that betrays the trust of the congregation, it…
- September 16, 2009
It is difficult for either clergy or congregations to raise the question of boundaries. For the clergy, being asked to…
- September 15, 2009
One of the sadder realities of the change in ministry is the necessity of reviewing our boundaries with respect to…
- September 14, 2009
One of the great quanderies that has evolved in ministry is how to set boundaries in interpersonal relationships. This ranges…
- September 9, 2009
Most churches do not choose to be harmful to the pastor's family life. As a body they would probably agree…
- September 8, 2009
One of the popular topics for clergy these days is the issue of boundaries. There are a number of areas…
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