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- October 3, 2011
Someone has designated October as pastor appreciation month. It got me to thinking how both giving and receiving appreciation is…
, - September 30, 2011
Allow Psalm 22 to gather up your prayer for a frustrating time in your ministry. Based on Psalm 22 O…
, - September 29, 2011
I have found allowing the psalms to guide me in preparing a prayer has taught me a lot about how…
, - September 28, 2011
A major faith issue that we all have to face honestly is whether we believe that the infinite God does…
, - September 27, 2011
When we approach Scripture from a sacramental perspective, we are making the faith assumption that God not only called us…
- September 26, 2011
Recently I was leading a workshop on how clergy care for themselves. One of the suggestions was that clergy could…
, - September 23, 2011
Too often we decry the fractionalism of the church but neglect a simple act as a clergy that could make…
- September 22, 2011
Because we are part of a profession that is generally underpaid relative to our education and skill set, and frequently…
, - September 21, 2011
In my forty years of ministry, I can't remember when a member of the presbytery staff called me simply to…
, , - September 20, 2011
When you boil it down to the core, many people live their lives feeling unappreciated and largely ignored. It is…
, - September 19, 2011
Sometimes people will say to me "I haven't filled out my PIF (Personal Information Form) because I'm not sure whether…
, - September 16, 2011
It is important to listen to God's call in one's journey of faith. While it is a spiritual issue, the…
, - September 15, 2011
Here is another Psalm prayer that can be used at a presbytery meeting. Salem Presbytery, 2011 Psalm 63 (Adapted) L:…
, - September 14, 2011
I share with you a litany that I have developed in appreciation of the staff of Salem presbytery. Psalm 111…
, , - September 13, 2011
Congregations are in a better position to show appreciation of their pastor and staff than a judicatory like a presbytery.…
, - September 12, 2011
How does a congregation honor the a pastor's sense of God's call in his or her life? This may begin…
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