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- May 23, 2018
WHY INVITE PEOPLE TO WORSHIP We are inviting people to step aside from their daily routines to touch and be…
- May 18, 2018
BOOK CLUBS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN OUR SOCIETY Back in the late 60’s, James Naisbitt wrote a book, Megatrends,…
- May 16, 2018
CONSIDER USING FICTION AS A MEANS OF WRESTLING WITH REAL ISSUES THAT FACE THE CHURCH. clergy or lay people can…
- May 11, 2018
THE SESSION LEADS Having discussed this together as a session and with the pastor, on a given Sunday an elder…
- May 9, 2018
GATHERING AS A SPIRIT LED PRESBYTERY I think it is important that we have experiences at our presbytery meetings…
- May 4, 2018
excerpt 2 from "Is There Salvation in the Church?" to be published in May. Facing the Sinfulness of the Church…
- May 2, 2018
AN EXCERPT FROM A NEW BOOKLET TO BE PUBLISHED IN mAY: "IS THERE SALVATION IN THE CHURCH?" HAS THE CHURCH…
April 27, 2018AN EVENING OF LAUGHTER Laughter can also have a positive effect within a congregation. People who share a good…
- April 25, 2018
Communicating God’s Love The diversity of theological positions in any given church or denomination presents a challenge…
, , - April 20, 2018
HOW DO THEY SPEAK IN HEAVEN? I am struck with the fact that the language of heaven reflected in the…
, - April 18, 2018
Loving God “’You should love the Lord your God with all of your heart, and with all your soul,…
, - April 13, 2018
HOW DOES THE CHURCH SAVE US? If Jesus saves us from our sins and it is clear that we continue…
- April 11, 2018
GIVING ADVICE TO GOD Have you ever wanted to help correct God's errors? I know. I know. God doesn't make…
, - April 6, 2018
MYTH OF PERFECTION No one who has been called by God believes that ridiculous myth that because you are a…
, - April 4, 2018
HAVING A WORD WITH GOD. START WITH THREE FRIENDS For this experience, I would invite you to choose three clergy…
- March 28, 2018
Audacious Faith in a Persistent God The audacious affirmation That Christ is born, That all eternity finds expression In…
A PERSONAL RESURRECTION
November 11, 2020
THE GOOD LIFE There are those in society who assume that they represent what normal, descent people should strive to…
EVALUATING A CHURCH’S MINISTRY
November 6, 2020
HOW DOES GOD WORK THROUGH OUR CHURCH If we take the priesthood of all believers seriously, then evaluation of ministry…
RACISM NEED NOT DEFEAT GOD’S CHURCH
November 4, 2020
A Fresh Approach to Racism in the Church A project that needs your help Do you listen to Podcasts? As…
HONORING AN IMPERFECT CHURCH
October 30, 2020
HONORING THE PAST COUNTERS ANXIETY THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT EXPANDED We need to reinterpret the fifth commandment. “Honor your father and…
A GAME LOOKING AT JUDICATORY BUDGET
October 28, 2020
REFLECTING ON THE JUDICATORY BUDGET 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 and the judicatory budget Read 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 and have copies of…
HOW IS GOD CALLING YOU
October 23, 2020
NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE Regardless of where you are in your ministry, there would be value in making a…
LISTENING TO GOD’S CALL
October 21, 2020
HOW DO WE HEAR GOD’S CALL? What if it was the wrong number? Clergy Vocational Health helps the reader explore…
HELP ME CHOOSE A GOOD INVITATION AGAINST RACISM
October 16, 2020
I’m working on some material to support pastors and their churches respond to racism in their society. The challenge is…
SOME FUN CARING DURING THIS PANDEMIC
October 14, 2020
HOW TO ENRICH CLERGY FRIENDS Studies confirm what clergy know. Loneliness is one of the realities of ministry. By the…
A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING
October 9, 2020
Clergy Financial Health recognizes the stress that money plays in our society. Family financesSecurityImages of success Influence among colleagues and…