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- July 19, 2012
Family thanksgiving When asked, it is fairly easy to come up with a list of ways in which being a…
- July 18, 2012
God's Call for Family Fun We often speak of God’s call as a reference to an individual. Would their be…
- July 17, 2012
Family Obesity Clergy families have not escaped the challenge of obesity that is plaguing our nation. Some denominational studies suggest…
- July 17, 2012
Reasonable and unreasonable Expectations A next step is to try to come up with a mutually agreed upon list of…
- July 16, 2012
Pressure of Expectations Next let us look at the pressures of expectations. Sometimes we live in conformity with, and sometimes…
- July 13, 2012
The Pressure of Call in Marriage It is not unusual for a pastor to sense God’s call after s/he is…
- July 12, 2012
Now you are ready for a family discussion. Depending on the ages of your children, you may want to make…
- July 11, 2012
Family Finances One of the pressures in discussion about finances between a husband and a wife is the issue of…
- July 6, 2012
Spiritual Help for Family Stress There is ample medical evidence that stress takes its toll on our physical bodies. Stress,…
- July 5, 2012
Evaluation of Family Health All of us have families in some form or other and an important part of our…
, - July 2, 2012
Along with the increasingly disturbing statistics about the decline of clergy physical health, comes the unpleasant reality that the clergy…
- June 29, 2012
On October 2, 2012 at 2 p.m. EST and repeat at 8 pm EST, I will be leading a webinar…
, - June 28, 2012
Presbytery Pastoral Care Network 13th Annual National Gathering Staying Afloat on Stormy Seas: Caring for Clergy in Trying Times October…
, - June 26, 2012
The Session could derive some real benefit and encouragement by doing a random poll of the membership around certain open-ended…
, , , - June 25, 2012
To prevent both burn-out and loss of faith, it is important to pay attention to our sense of calling or…
, , - June 22, 2012
How are you doing spiritually? This can be an excellent framework for a conversation with a trusted colleague. A spiritual…
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IMPERFECT CHURCHES WITH IMPERFECT PASTORS
August 3, 2016
In the final chapter of Clergy Tails—Tales, www.smccutchan.com, the author offers some reflections on ministry and the nature of church in…
LITANY BETWEEN GOD AND ONE WHO IS CALLED
July 29, 2016
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN GOD AND ANY HUMAN THAT GOD MIGHT CALL. Leader: You are called to serve God. People:…
Living in an Anxious Society
July 27, 2016
DO YOU LIVE IN AN ANXIOUS SOCIETY? (I am continuing to draw upon Brene’ Brown’s work on vulnerability and applying…
AFFIRMING UNHEALTHY CLERGY
July 22, 2016
CLERGY DON’T HAVE IT ALL TOGETHER Clergy, like all humans, come to their work with all the wounds, hungers, insecurities,…
HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY CHURCHES
July 20, 2016
IMAGE OF AN UNHEALTHY CHURCH We live in an anxious age and the church is tempted to reflect that anxiety…
WAS JESUS A POOR JUDGE OF CHARACTER?
July 15, 2016
JESUS’ CRITERIA When you consider the twelve disciples, you have to wonder what criteria Jesus was using when he…
CELEBRATING GOD’S IMPERFECT CHURCH
July 13, 2016
NOT THINKING LIKE HUMANS I think it was Loren Eiseley who said if humans had designed the universe, they would…
A GAME OF COLORS
July 8, 2016
A Spiritual Mood Color Here is a game that can be played with some clergy friends. Begin with some clergy…
A THEOLOGICAL GAME FOR CLERGY FUN
July 6, 2016
Doctrine, Doctrine, Who’s Got the Doctrine The set up for this game is that you invite three or four…
You Are Not Alone
July 1, 2016
A Company of Pastors offers a fresh approach to overcoming the type of loneliness that seems inherent in…