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Clergy Sacramental View (4)

September 29, 2011

I have found allowing the psalms to guide me in preparing a prayer has taught me a lot about how…

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Clergy Sacramental View (3)

September 28, 2011

A major faith issue that we all have to face honestly is whether we believe that the infinite God does…

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Clergy Sacramental View (2)

September 27, 2011

When we approach Scripture from a sacramental perspective, we are making the faith assumption that God not only called us…

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Pastor’s Sacramental View

September 26, 2011

Recently I was leading a workshop on how clergy care for themselves. One of the suggestions was that clergy could…

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Loving Clergy Neighbors

September 23, 2011

Too often we decry the fractionalism of the church but neglect a simple act as a clergy that could make…

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A Dollar a Day

September 22, 2011

Because we are part of a profession that is generally underpaid relative to our education and skill set, and frequently…

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Judicatory Hospitality

September 21, 2011

In my forty years of ministry, I can’t remember when a member of the presbytery staff called me simply to…

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Setting Up for Hospitality

September 20, 2011

When you boil it down to the core, many people live their lives feeling unappreciated and largely ignored. It is…

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Clarifying Your Call

September 19, 2011

Sometimes people will say to me “I haven’t filled out my PIF (Personal Information Form) because I’m not sure whether…

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Called To; Not From

September 16, 2011

It is important to listen to God’s call in one’s journey of faith. While it is a spiritual issue, the…

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