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- 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…
- April 15, 2020
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.…
- April 10, 2020
If you can’t “JUST DO IT,” FAKE IT OK, be honest, as you are waiting in line at the grocery…
- April 8, 2020
BLUES BE GONE COUNTER-ATTACKING THE BLUES In our current crisis, it is very easy for us to feel anxious, uneasy,…
- April 4, 2020
HALF-HOUR BREAKS In this time of stress, we need to develop a list of ½ hour interruptions that we can…
- April 3, 2020
STAYING AT HOME CAN BE A CHURCH BUILDING OPPORTUNITY During this time when you congregation and friends are staying in…
- April 1, 2020
LIVING IN AN AGE OF ANXIETY If you believe God can confront chaos and begin to bring order by speaking…
, - March 27, 2020
Make Laughter a Habit Laughter is about being present. When you laugh you enjoy the here and now. There are…
- March 25, 2020
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS WITH INTERPRETATION By Steve McCutchen YOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME: Unless those gods pay…
- March 20, 2020
THE RISE OF ANXIETY We can see it in our congregations and in the society around us. There is a…
, , - March 18, 2020
SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP It appears that we may be moving as a society into a period of both limited lockdowns as…
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HOW TO BEGIN: RACISM AND YOUR SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
January 5, 2022
IT BEGINS WITH THE MEMBERS’S FAITH No pastor likes to think of conflict and division in the church, especially the…
MY BEST RELATIONSHIP ADVICE
December 31, 2021
AT THE CORE OF HUMANITY The essential core to all of life is relationships. When God said in Genesis 2:18…
ANTIRACISM MINISTRY BEGAN AT LUNCH
December 29, 2021
Conversations and Community The story of race in this country can be told on a national level and include the…
It’s Christmas Eve
December 24, 2021
I’m in Guatemala with my family. HOPE ALLL OF YOU HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS THE CHURCH NEEDS YOUR MINISTRY: WE’VE…
MAYBE JESUS KNEW SOMETHING
December 22, 2021
BEING CREATIVE WITH CRISIS There is a creative way to move beyond crisis and regain your power to make choices…
The Church’s Gift to Clergy
December 17, 2021
I was asked recently what advice I would give about the ministry to a 20 year old version of myself.…
The Truth About the Church
December 10, 2021
LOSS OF TRUST THAT BINDS US Consider what is happening in our society. In recent years, almost every major institution…
Starting a Dialogue Among Clergy
December 8, 2021
Making Peace in a Racist Society Get together with two or three other pastors and let forced writing in a…
Helping a Church Listen to God
December 3, 2021
Listening to God’s Spirit in a Congregation There are some theological assumptions undergirding this idea. First that the church is…