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- November 5, 2012
We have heard a lot about PTS or Post Traumatic Stress among those who have returned from serving in the…
, - November 2, 2012
One of the intriguing and challenging statements that I heard at the recent Compassion Fatigue Conference was that "Disease is…
, - October 31, 2012
Tomorrow is All Saints Day. Many churches choose the Sunday nearest to that day, in this case probably November 4,…
, - October 29, 2012
I have just completed offering a Webinar, in conjunction with The Presbyterian Outlook called "Teaming With your Clergy." I've watched…
, , - October 26, 2012
I have been asked to speak at a banquet for a local church who is planning to build a new…
, - October 24, 2012
While I was at the Compassion fatigue conference put on by PPCN, I picked up a little brochure put out…
, - October 22, 2012
I am pleased to announce that I have just released my creative non-fiction book on a twenty-year journey in joining…
- October 19, 2012
One of the best things that you can do for yourself as you begin a new pastorate is to find…
- October 17, 2012
When you read this, I will be participating in the Presbytery Pastoral Care Network's annual conference. This year the focus…
- October 15, 2012
If you were to describe the image that you hope your congregation will have of you and your ministry after…
- October 12, 2012
When a pastor arrives at a congregation and begins to exercise ministry, it is a little like moving from dating…
- October 10, 2012
A critical issue for any pastor, but perhaps especially as s/he begins a new call, is remembering and staying in…
- October 8, 2012
Consider what it means for both the pastor and the congregation to build on the assumption that both the pastor…
- October 5, 2012
It would be helpful for a new pastor to speak to the very anxiety that exists with his or her…
- October 3, 2012
There is a palpable excitement to arriving at a new congregation both on the part of the congregation and the…
, - October 3, 2012
No matter how many times you have done it before, when you come to a new congregation, it is a…
QUICK WAY TO LISTEN TO THE SPIRIT
November 2, 2016
Parables and Your Spiritual Life Lots of people try to play God in this world, but what if you could…
AN INTERIM’S PARTING GIFT
October 28, 2016
Remembering the Interim We have been developing a series of blogs on a unique gift that the interim can offer…
AN INTERIM PASTOR IS GIFTED
October 26, 2016
AN INTERIM PASTOR’S SPECIAL GIFT A TIME OF TRANSITION Every church experiences a time when the previous pastor leaves and…
INTERIMS HAVE WISDOM TO SHARE
October 21, 2016
CALLED BY GOD AND HIRED BY A CONGREGATION Pastors sense God’s call in their lives and then choose to prepare…
A PASTOR’S STRATEGY IN AN ANXIOUS WORLD
October 19, 2016
IT HELPS TO LAUGH On my website, www.smccutchan.com ,you will find God Laughs–Why Don’t You? : Making Use of Humor in…
HAVING COMMUNAL FUN
October 14, 2016
BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT FUN Because of our schedules, we have to be intentional about finding time to be with someone…
WE CLERGY ARE COMMUNITY
October 12, 2016
YOU ARE NOT IN THIS ALONE As has been mentioned in previous posts, most observers of the health of clergy…
ANTIDOTE TO ISOLATION
October 7, 2016
ALONE IN THE CROWD How does a pastor cope with the features of his or her profession that contribute to…
LOVE ADVICE FOR A CHURCH
October 5, 2016
LOVE ADVICE COLUMN Recently I found myself reading a Dear Abby advice column and began to wonder how this might…
MAKING YOUR CONGREGATION WEALTHY
September 30, 2016
THE POWER OF APPRECIATION Most human beings hunger for signs that people appreciate them and what they do. I…