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- 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…
- October 1, 2012
The first truth for me about my death is that I firmly believe that God, not death, does have and…
, - September 28, 2012
In my last blog, I spoke about living life in the realistic awareness that I will die within the next…
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TRUTHINESS AND THE CHURCH
November 11, 2016
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