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- June 12, 2020
PART ONE MARRIED TO THE BODY OF CHRIST Stephen McCutchan Part one David Benedict, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran church,…
, - June 10, 2020
Psalm 13 A prayer during the pandemic 1 How long, O LORD? Will you forget us forever? How long will…
, - June 5, 2020
ADORATION, CONFESSION, THANKSGIVING, SUPPLICATION I was taught in my seminary class on liturgy to think of the acronym ACTS when…
, - June 3, 2020
GOD’S PERSPECTIVE When we consider the future of the church from God’s perspective, we are considering the subject from the…
- May 29, 2020
HOW DO WE LISTEN? You have been examining God’s call for individuals. Now consider God’s call to the church. How…
- May 27, 2020
HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING IN THE SPIRIT OF GOD? Like stale breath, a stale spirit can be suffocating. When you take…
, - May 20, 2020
A VISITOR FROM OUTER SPACE Assume for a moment that you have a visitor from outer space who is an…
- May 15, 2020
Make Use of This Time of Separation Send an email to the members saying that during this shelter in place…
, - May 13, 2020
TAKE TIME TO BREATHE Are you having trouble breathing lately? What about clergy friends and churches you care about? I’m…
, - May 8, 2020
SEVEN WORD REFLECTION I want to invite you to engage in a fun but brief exercise that can not only…
- May 6, 2020
Psalm 23 Adapted I would offer a slight adaption of the 23rd Psalm as a framework for expressing our wonder at…
- May 1, 2020
Excited to announce that TOMORROW the latest in my Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations will be released on Amazon. Kindle:…
- April 29, 2020
MY HOPE FOR A CHURCH In trying to reflect on what makes the call to ministry satisfying despite the long…
- April 24, 2020
THE NEW NORMAL Now we are entering the debate as to when we can return to how life used to…
- April 22, 2020
Ways Healthy Clergy are like Rubber Bands Recently studies of clergy health like the Duke Clergy Health study have emphasized…
- April 17, 2020
LEARNING HOW TO BE TOGETHER ALONE In my last post, I suggested that to provide spiritual leadership in this time…