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Cost of Listening
January 10, 2008
Most churches would agree that they value a pastor who can listen with sensitivity to people who come to them.…
Building Community in a Presbytery
January 8, 2008
Salem Presbytery covers 19 counties in North Carolina. You could drive 150 miles from east to west or 120 miles…
Changing Denominations
January 5, 2008
I have just finished a term as an interim General Presbyter at Salem Presbytery. It has given me a fresh…
Who Thinks of the Pastor’s Spouse
February 20, 2007
The Pastor’s Spouse When we think about caring for clergy, we need to include in that care a concern for…
The Church reflected in the Hebrew Scriptures
January 6, 2007
Some Christian communities and many members of the Christian church ignore the Hebrew Scriptures or what is often referred to…
One Future for Denominations
December 29, 2006
In reading Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat I was struck with its implications for denominationalism. One of the problems…
Balance in the Ministry
December 13, 2006
There is an interesting phenomenon among clergy. On the one extreme, there are those within the clergy whose identity is…
The Betrayal of a Pastor
November 28, 2006
The downfall of another evangelical superstar, in this case Ted Haggard, seems to bring glee to the media and occasionally…
More on Death of Nations and the Church
October 13, 2006
Consider the various signs of the blurring of national lines: Commercially: Corporations not only quickly move their operations to wherever…
Where Are Denominations Headed?
September 16, 2006
Where are denominations headed? What will they look like in the future? As I understand it, denominations developed more in…