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- April 17, 2012
It is interesting for me how many otherwise very intelligent and sensitive pastors, upon retirement, are not able to separate…
, - April 13, 2012
A game to encourage family conversation about their experience of the ministry. Divide your family into two teams. One team…
, - April 12, 2012
Many people who live under pressure also feel that others don't appreciate the sacrifice that they are making. While the…
, - April 11, 2012
While we may read with horror the story of Abraham's near sacrifice of Isaac, most pastors know that there is…
- April 9, 2012
On this Easter Monday, when we have just celebrated the resurrection and new life, let us begin building a list…
, - April 6, 2012
If you accept that the profession of being a pastor is stressful on both the pastor and his or her…
, - April 5, 2012
In the past several blogs, I have dealt a lot with expectations from the congregation, the session, each other, and…
, - March 26, 2012
When I return, we will again reflect on the pressure of the ministry on clergy families and how we might…
, - March 23, 2012
Sometimes when expectations are named, people will recognize that they are unreasonable and the expectation is altered or discarded. I…
, - March 22, 2012
From family therapy, I learned that problems can either bond or divide a couple. If, for example, long hours at…
, - March 21, 2012
Yesterday, you clarified some of your projections of what each of you expect of each other as a spouse within…
, - March 20, 2012
A major pressure on clergy families are the expectations, real and perceived. Expectations of others can be difficult to respond…
, - March 19, 2012
I once heard a Catholic priest say that the church considered the family our domestic church. I've always loved that…
, - March 16, 2012
Several lessons in experiencing and expressing appreciation are: It is best if it is specific and not general. It is…
, - March 15, 2012
Most clergy are committed to their calling and recognize that it is going to include long hours and modest salary…
, - March 14, 2012
Yesterday, I raised the issue of the impact of under-appreciation in the ministry. I think it began as an idea…
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