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- May 14, 2012
We have been discussing the development of a greater awareness of the stress of ministry and the way in which…
, - May 11, 2012
At least once a year, the session should spend some time hearing the cumulative report of the elder/pastor meetings. In…
, - May 10, 2012
Again, I want to emphasize that the better and more sensitive a pastor is, the more taxing is his or…
, - May 9, 2012
Having filled out the estimation of time worked and discussed it, I want to now raise another factor that, in…
, - May 8, 2012
A first step is simply an honest recognition of the challenge inherent in ministry. Most good clergy accept that they…
, - May 7, 2012
Especially when we speak about congregations taking care of their pastors, both from the perspective of the pastor and that…
, - May 4, 2012
OK, so in the wisdom of the council, given financial realities, a member of the presbytery staff has to be…
, - May 3, 2012
We are increasingly hearing that a number of presbyteries, synods, and positions at the General Assembly level are laying off…
, - April 27, 2012
Ironically one of the major areas that is often neglected in the pursuit of our calling to ministry, whether that…
- April 26, 2012
Yesterday we considered the blocks of time available in your life each week and how many of them are available…
- April 25, 2012
As a Certified Lay Pastor, (CLP), you need to recognize that you are entering a phase of your life that…
- April 24, 2012
As I understand it, there was a moment in church history in which the Presbyterian Church made a momentous decision…
- April 23, 2012
There may come a time when you are unable to engage in forms of public ministry. There is a profound…
, - April 20, 2012
Sometimes, as we age, we develop physical problems that restrict what we can do in ministry. That doesn't mean that…
, - April 19, 2012
Retirement can mean a new freedom to focus on an area of ministry that was often neglected because of the…
, - April 18, 2012
Particularly in this time of economic stress among mainline churches, the presbytery wastes a powerful resource in not availing themselves…
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