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

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

Here is another Psalm prayer that can be used at a presbytery meeting. Salem Presbytery, 2011 Psalm 63 (Adapted) L:…

I share with you a litany that I have developed in appreciation of the staff of Salem presbytery. Psalm 111…

Congregations are in a better position to show appreciation of their pastor and staff than a judicatory like a presbytery.…

How does a congregation honor the a pastor’s sense of God’s call in his or her life? This may begin…

There is an ancient tale about the cobbler’s children having no shoes while the cobbler helps everyone else repair their…

With few exceptions, the vocation of a pastor is not a lucrative career. In many cases, especially with small churches,…

Like in all the areas being examined, when a congregation begins to reflect on the health of the clergy family,…

As with the congregational care of the physical health of clergy, caring for their emotional health might begin with a…