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- July 7, 2021
DEFENSIVE Cliché’s & Bible When the uncomfortable conversations about race occur, often you hear people resort to what might be…
, , - July 2, 2021
HOW TO PASTOR IN AN ANXIOUS CONGREGATION (I am drawing upon Brene’ Brown’s work on vulnerability and applying it to…
- June 30, 2021
THE RISE OF ANXIETY We can see it in our congregations and in the society around us. There is a…
, , , - June 25, 2021
HERE IS HOW ONE PASTOR CAN BEGIN: Attract other clergy friends who want their church to address racism but are…
, - June 23, 2021
Send an email to the members of your church membership saying that during this shelter in place experience, you would…
, , - June 18, 2021
HOW DOES THE CHURCH SAVE US? If Jesus saves us from our sins and it is clear that we continue…
, - June 16, 2021
We have a weekly opportunity. TURNING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship…
, , - June 11, 2021
Session Support Plan It is from this perspective that I want to suggest a team concept of ministry between the…
, , - June 9, 2021
The June 2 issue of the Christian Century reports a poll that reported that 29 % of clergy have given…
- June 4, 2021
MAKING USE OF THE CHURCH EMAIL LIST While we all have been frustrated with the restrictions necessary because of the…
, - June 2, 2021
HOW DO YOU DISCUSS RACE IN MIXED COMPANY Ok, so you’ve taken a significant step in establishing a connection with…
- May 28, 2021
WHAT DO YOU HOPE AFTER THE FIRST YEAR If you were to describe the image that you hope your congregation…
- May 26, 2021
HALF-HOUR BREAKS In this time of stress, we need to develop a list of ½ hour interruptions that we can…
, - May 21, 2021
A: List the 5 biggest challenges to a pastor’s sanity. Excessive need to pleaseInability to handle conflictTakes criticism too personallyNot…
- May 19, 2021
10 Ways a Congregation Can Abuse the Pastor We are a Community of Faith One of the cultural assumptions often…
- May 14, 2021
A CHRISTIAN PRACTICE Pastors and lay leaders in churches have a built-in resource to assist them in developing an anti-racism…