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- October 31, 2018
This is excerpted from the soon to be published Clergy Emotional Health. CAREGIVERS ARE HUMANS Recently we have experienced two major…
- October 26, 2018
STILL TIME TO ORDER CLERGY FAMILY HEALTH BEFORE THE PRICE GOES UP. IF YOU ARE PART OF A CLERGY FAMILY, THIS…
- October 24, 2018
YOU HAVE A GIFT TO GIVE Too often we are concerned about the health of the church but wait for…
, , - October 19, 2018
The Biggest Lie If you were to suggest the biggest lie that churches tell, what would it be? Knowing what…
- October 17, 2018
THIS IS OUR JUDICATORY Take a presbytery directory that includes ordained pastors, commissioned ruling elders( or their equivalent in your…
- October 12, 2018
CONTINUING TO REFLECT ON THE FUTURE OF DENOMINATIONS. One Future for Denominations In reading Thomas Friedman’s The World is Flat…
- October 10, 2018
i posted this in 2006 but some of the same questions are part of our current context. Posted on September 16,…
- October 5, 2018
I'm in New York City this week at Union Theological Seminary. I have returned to celebrate with my classmates the…
, - October 3, 2018
OWNING YOUR GRIEF AS A PASTOR As you stand before your congregation on a Sunday morning, how frequently do you…
, - September 28, 2018
YOU ARE NOT IN THIS ALONE Because we are the spiritual leaders of a faith that emphasizes relationships above all…
- September 26, 2018
A SLIGHTLY SATIRICAL PARABLE She walked into the bar where she saw Carl, her daughter’s boyfriend, drinking with his buddies.…
- September 21, 2018
GOD'S CALL YOUR CARE If you are clergy, be a good steward of the body God gave you. If you…
- September 19, 2018
What is the Impact All professions have their impact on the families of the person in that profession. You could…
- September 14, 2018
Evaluation of your Emotional Health Ministry is stressful, with lots of ups and downs. Paying attention to your emotional…
- September 12, 2018
THE EMOTIONAL LIFE OF A PASTOR The very nature of ministry engages one in the emotional roller coaster of engaging…
- September 8, 2018
BREAKING THROUGH MY SHELL iF +/?% would stop messing with me and my ministry, I think I could be lovable.…
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