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- February 14, 2014
WHEN CLERGY TURN ON THEMSELVES This third story in Clergy Tales—Tails: When God Wags the Tale, amzn.to/15TORlR begins with the…
- February 12, 2014
The conversation continues. You may not have encountered a sniper in your ministry, but there are probably several parallel if…
- February 10, 2014
Now we turn to the second story in Volume 3 of Clergy Tales—Tails: When God Wags the Tale. A Hypocritical…
- February 7, 2014
We continue to draw lessons about ministry from the fictional story Truth and Consequences, amzn.to/15TORlR . This part engages the particular…
- February 5, 2014
We continue making use of these fictional stories to explore the complexity of ministry. Today is the first part of…
, - February 3, 2014
In the final section of Volume two of Clergy Tales—Tails, amzn.to/1a1uCI6, the author offers some reflections on ministry and the nature…
- January 31, 2014
These questions are based on the short story, The Tempting Fruit, in Volume 2, Clergy Tales--Tails: Wagging, Friendly but Exhausting,…
- January 29, 2014
This discussion is based on the second story in volume 2, Clergy Tales--Tails: Wagging, Friendly but Exhausting. amzn.to/1a1uCI6 Enjoy the…
- January 27, 2014
The next several blogs guide the discussion drawn from Volume 2, Clergy Tales--Tails: Wagging, Friendly but Exhausting. amzn.to/1a1uCI6 . While…
- January 24, 2014
WHAT DO HEALTHY CLERGY LOOK LIKE? You may have read some of the recent articles concerning the declining health of…
- January 22, 2014
WELCOME AND CATCHING UP Each time you gather, there should be ample time to check in with each other. Sometimes…
- January 20, 2014
GUIDING THE DISCUSSION It is important to not exhaust people in the discussion and to allow plenty of time for…
- January 17, 2014
COMMON EXPERIENCE One of the challenges in building a group among clergy is to help them understand that there are…
- January 15, 2014
A SHARED REALITY This first meeting of your exploratory company of pastors is critical. It is important to establish some…
- January 13, 2014
BUILDING A COMPANY OF PASTORS Here is the challenge. Most presbytery executives and COM chairs feel overwhelmed by the task…
, - January 10, 2014
SWIMMING AGAINST THE STREAM You are called by God to offer ministry in this real world. Regardless of your theological…