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- July 26, 2019
Part two I once suggested that someone needs to create a padded, soundproof room where pastors could go from time…
- July 24, 2019
When Pastors Get Fired (1) Recently I have talked to a couple of pastors who experienced the termination of their…
- July 19, 2019
Hosea 1:2-10 Go, take for yourself a wife of whoredom and have childrenof whoredom, for the land commits great whoredomby…
- July 17, 2019
C CLERGY FAMILIES While we may read with horror the story of Abraham’s near sacrifice of Isaac, most pastors know…
- July 12, 2019
PSALM 57 ADAPTED Prayer for our churches Be merciful to our congregations, O God, be merciful to each of our…
- July 10, 2019
Here is one way to offer your congregation an opportunity to grow in their faith as a church and as…
- July 5, 2019
A NEW GUIDE FOR JUDICATORIES This booklet offers a specific plan for how religious judicatories can nurture and support healthy…
- July 3, 2019
"The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are…
, - June 28, 2019
HOW ONE CHURCH LOVES A NEIGHBOR CHURCH This is a follow up on a previous blog about loving your neighbor-church.…
- June 26, 2019
MAKE USE OF TECHNOLOGY Here is one way to offer your congregation an opportunity to grow in their faith as…
- June 21, 2019
CONSIDER WHAT IT WOULD MEAN I've just returned from a trip that included about 2,000 miles driving my new Subaru…
- June 19, 2019
It is a good spiritual investment to learn how to laugh at yourself, life's situations, and our own journey with…
- June 12, 2019
YOU CAN SUPPORT CLERGY BY SUPPORTING THEIR FAMILIES
- June 5, 2019
We all have emotions. The question is whether we engage them in a healthy manner or not.
- May 29, 2019
I will be traveling for the next month. When I return I will complete the final two books in the…
- May 22, 2019
This is an excerpt from my soon to be published Clergy Vocational Health. It is the final volume of a…
HOW WOULD YOUR CHURCH RESPOND?
June 4, 2021
MAKING USE OF THE CHURCH EMAIL LIST While we all have been frustrated with the restrictions necessary because of the…
CREATING PARABLES ABOUT RACISM
June 2, 2021
HOW DO YOU DISCUSS RACE IN MIXED COMPANY Ok, so you’ve taken a significant step in establishing a connection with…
NEW BEGINNINGS FOR A PASTOR
May 28, 2021
WHAT DO YOU HOPE AFTER THE FIRST YEAR If you were to describe the image that you hope your congregation…
When You Need a Break
May 26, 2021
HALF-HOUR BREAKS In this time of stress, we need to develop a list of ½ hour interruptions that we can…
A PASTOR’S SANITY DON’T JUST SIT THERE, DO SOMETHING!
May 21, 2021
A: List the 5 biggest challenges to a pastor’s sanity. Excessive need to pleaseInability to handle conflictTakes criticism too personallyNot…
HOW TO ABUSE A PASTOR
May 19, 2021
10 Ways a Congregation Can Abuse the Pastor We are a Community of Faith One of the cultural assumptions often…
LITURGY AND ANTI-RACISM
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…
BLACK STRESS IN INTEGRATED CHURCHES
May 12, 2021
RACISM IN MIXED COMMUNITIES Barna research has discovered a rising percent of mixed race churches. However, they have also found…
A SCRIPTURAL FRAMEWORK
May 7, 2021
LET PSALM 23 GUIDE YOUR CONGREGATION Psalm 23 offers an interesting framework for the evaluation of a congregational ministry. Begin…
WE’VE A STORY TO TELL
May 5, 2021
WE HAVE A STORY We live in a society of increasing anxiety Where people have lost hope and expectation. I…