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- July 27, 2009
There were many things wrong with the blue laws that existed when I was a child, but it did have…
- July 24, 2009
I have a close friend in the ministry who told me that when he was dating the woman who would…
- July 23, 2009
I will always remember the pleasure I experienced when my church had a surprise celebration for my 25th anniversary of…
- July 22, 2009
The final category of our grid of clergy care is the area of vocation. It comes in a variety of…
- July 21, 2009
As part of Presbytery's support of our pastor's spiritual journey, what if we built on Scripture's declaration that each of…
- July 20, 2009
I don't know whether it is still happening but I once read that some Korean Presbyteries would spend a great…
- July 17, 2009
Official boards of churches can become so focused on the mundane that they neglect to take time for the spiritual…
- July 16, 2009
It might seem strange to speak of spiritual boredom for clergy, but I think it is a real issue. I…
- July 15, 2009
One of the realities for most Presbyterian clergy and I suspect most clergy is that their salary is a matter…
- July 13, 2009
Every presbytery has the responsibility to ensure that their pastors’ terms of call include adequate financial compensation, along with meeting…
- July 10, 2009
The challenge is to discover how a pastor and spouse can have a healthy discussion about finances. This is definitely…
- July 9, 2009
I would guess that at some level almost every pastor feels that s/he is inadequately paid. While some denominations like…
- July 8, 2009
Here is an outline for an idea of how presbyteries could offer a significant ministry to the clergy families of…
- July 7, 2009
Clergy in the Presbyterian Church have their membership in the presbytery rather than in a particular church. While the pastor's…
- July 6, 2009
Congregations want to assume that the pastor's family is just a normal part of the membership. Actually, they would also…
- July 3, 2009
One of the unavoidable demands of ministry is the time that is required when a pastor is engaged in conducting…