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- October 21, 2020
HOW DO WE HEAR GOD’S CALL? What if it was the wrong number? Clergy Vocational Health helps the reader explore…
, , - October 16, 2020
I'm working on some material to support pastors and their churches respond to racism in their society. The challenge is…
- October 14, 2020
HOW TO ENRICH CLERGY FRIENDS Studies confirm what clergy know. Loneliness is one of the realities of ministry. By the…
- October 9, 2020
Clergy Financial Health recognizes the stress that money plays in our society. Family financesSecurityImages of success Influence among colleagues and…
, , - October 7, 2020
The Intention of God At the root of our faith is an assumption that God has an intention for the…
, , , - October 2, 2020
Posted on September 20, 2019 | Leave a comment THE CORE OF OUR FAITH Ronald Reagan famously coined the phrase that you should…
- September 30, 2020
THE PRISON POPULATION While the exact comparison of the Black and White prison population may vary slightly, most studies agree…
, - September 25, 2020
Recently I was making a list of all the racial cliches that people use without realizing how it sounds to…
- September 23, 2020
CLERGY DIVORCE Along with the increasingly disturbing statistics about the decline of clergy physical health, comes the unpleasant reality that…
, - September 18, 2020
BUILDING ON ZOOM TECHNOLOGY While all of us yearn for a time when we can regather as congregations, there is…
, - September 16, 2020
NO SALVATION OUTSIDE THE CHURCH Beginning with Augustine but continuing with Luther, Calvin, The Scots Confession, and the Second Helvetic…
, - September 11, 2020
CONTINUE THE DEBATES If you could wave a magic wand and grant a gift to not only your church but…
, , - September 9, 2020
Continued from September 4 Blog Then, almost as a moment of grace, there was a cackle of laughter as a…
, , - September 4, 2020
GREET THE WORSHIPPERS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH Pastor Fred Livingood pronounces the benediction. He slowly makes his way to the…
, , , - August 28, 2020
IS JESUS BEING REALISTIC? Jesus has been traveling across Galilee proclaiming the good news of God and saying, “The time…
, , , - August 26, 2020
Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations is a 9-volume series that recognizes the increasing stress involved in responding to God’s call…
HOW TO MAKE EXCUSES TO GOD
April 18, 2022
EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES As I continue to explore the wilderness experience as a template for how we should address racism…
ARE YOU SAVED FROM, TO, OR FOR
April 15, 2022
As I work on my material on racism, I’m led to reflect on a new perspective on the church and…
A LITTLE HELP FROM YOUR FRIENDS
April 13, 2022
I am reaching out to subscribers to my blog, asking for a couple of favors from you. During my fifty…
WHAT’S A PASTOR TO DO?
April 8, 2022
Dear pastor: Here is a more complete description of how to develop an antiracism ministry in your church. FIRST STEP…
When Jesus Consults His Advisors.
April 6, 2022
WHEN THE CROWDS FELL OFF Jesus has been traveling across Galilee proclaiming the good news of God and saying, “The…
BE NOT ASHAMED OF THE CHURCH
April 1, 2022
SHAME ON ME Those who research such things are reporting that the percentage of Americans who are members of a…
LITURGY AS ANTIRACISM SPEECH
March 30, 2022
TURNING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…
A LITANY OF THE LORD’S PRAYER
March 25, 2022
L: Let us come into the presence of the God who created and calls us children. P: Our Father who…
ITS NOT ENOUGH TO BE OPEN MINDED
March 23, 2022
RACISM IN MIXED COMMUNITIES Barna research has discovered a rising percent of mixed race churches. However, they have also found…