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- August 16, 2019
WHEN A CHURCH SEES A VISION I once heard Rabbi Edward Friedman advise a pastor on how to respond to…
- August 14, 2019
ALL ARE WOUNDED When a pastor is fired, it is the shattering of a dream that was present at the…
- August 9, 2019
When a Pastor is Fired (6) LITURGICAL ROOTS I think that we need to draw upon the liturgical roots of…
- August 7, 2019
PART 5 When a Pastor is Fired (5) CONGREGATIONS ALSO HURT One of the more difficult aspects that a COM…
- August 2, 2019
PART 4 JUDICATORY PREPARATION It would be helpful if the Committee on Ministry or its equivalent would do some prior…
- July 31, 2019
PART 3 CARE FOR PASTOR'S FAMILY A critical component that COMs should attend to when a pastor is fired is…
- 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…
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June 30, 2021
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How a Pastor Could Engage Congregation in Positive Anti-racism
June 25, 2021
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A Fun Church Exercise to Bond Using Technology
June 23, 2021
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