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Symptoms of PTS For Clergy and Session Awareness
December 9, 2009
Kathy Platoni, a Clinical Psychologist who has worked in this field has identified some signs to look for that might…
The Congregation’s Relationship to Returned Veterans
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…
Preparing for Post Traumatic Stress
December 7, 2009
I am concerned that there is a ticking clock in our society that is going to affect churches, pastors, and…
Positive Congregational Experience During Pastor’s Sabbatical
December 4, 2009
I think that it is important to build into a pastor’s sabbatical experience a positive way in which the congregation…
Supporting Inovative Leadership
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…
Images of Leadership for Clergy
December 1, 2009
In Tom Ehrich’s Column mentioned yesterday, after describing the challenge of being a pastor, he describes a type of leadership…
A Challenging Job Description
November 30, 2009
Tom Erich, who I knew when he was an Episcopal priest in Winston-Salem, recently wrote a column in which he…
Having a Boundary for Play
November 26, 2009
I was recently talking to a pastor friend about his life and ministry and a very familiar subject came up.…
A History of Thanksgiving
November 25, 2009
It is the day before Thanksgiving and all through the house — Oh, wait, that is another season. Anyway, on…