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- June 6, 2014
DON'T BE IN A HURRY If you read my last blog and followed through on the recommendation, you have begun…
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MISTAKES WERE MADE When a pastor comes to the time for retirement, many make the error of believing that they…
, - June 2, 2014
I'm working on a new book that will be titled God Laughs--Why Don't You? Exploring the use of humor to…
- May 30, 2014
WHERE WILL YOU LIVE? While choosing where you will live is always an option for people when they retire, there…
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SAYING A GOOD GOODBYE We continue to think about how a well loved pastor should prepare the congregation for the…
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HEALTHY PASTORATES FEEL GOOD If you have had a good experience as pastor of a church over several years, then…
, - May 23, 2014
THE AWEFUL CALL It is awful to be called by God in the original sense of the word. Consider the…
, - May 21, 2014
SEXUAL SCANDAL PLAGUES THE CHURCH It happened again. A descent pastor with multiple gifts destroys his promising ministry by having…
, - May 19, 2014
I'm developing a series called "Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations." (HCMHC). All of it is in preparation for the fall…
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OK, SO YOU HAVE RETIRED I retired in June of 2006. The first thing I wanted to do was find…
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I'VE RUN THE RACE A few years before I retired, the Presbyterian Church debated whether Honorably Retired should be the…
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This is a litany making use of Psalm 111. Draw upon what you have heard about the gifts and contributions…
- May 9, 2014
CONGREGATIONAL INITIATIVE The celebration of the ministry of a church's staff needs to be initiated by the congregational leadership. This…
, , - May 7, 2014
HALF PASTORS OR WHOLE PASTORS If we tend to neglect appreciating the work of pastors, we double that neglect when…
, - May 5, 2014
By J Harold Ellens, 2 May, 2014 A Star and A Tear, Stephen McCutchan, 2013, Pp 386, Self Published. Reviewed…
- May 2, 2014
AFFIRMING STAFF MINISTRY A council that cares about those who are exercising ministry on their behalf should take time occasionally…
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USING THE LANGUAGE OF HEAVEN: LOVING GOD (PART 2)
April 20, 2018
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Two Problems With Perfect Churches.
April 11, 2018
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