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- November 3, 2011
A third aspect of affirming one's call might be for the presbytery to take a few minutes to recognize and…
, - November 2, 2011
If the Scriptures are correct, there is no age limit to when God may call you. When I retired in…
, - November 1, 2011
My thought is that we do not emphasize enough the sense of call that has drawn us into the ministry.…
, - October 31, 2011
With apologies to David Letterman, I've been thinking about why people don't go to church. Top Ten Reasons Not to…
- October 28, 2011
The March, 2009 issue of O magazine reported that a survey in October by the American Psychological Association found that…
- October 27, 2011
Presbyterians Today reported in their March, 2009 issue a startling study of the changing weight of pastors. In the past…
- October 26, 2011
If we are to model our ministry after that of Jesus, perhaps it is important to recall some incidents in…
- October 25, 2011
There are far too many clergy and educators who misunderstand the witness that they can make by being willing to…
- October 24, 2011
One of the important aspects of clergy care is our willingness to permit the congregation to care for us. Many…
- October 21, 2011
Try to describe what you would want from a church that would continually feed you even as you were guiding…
, - October 20, 2011
Now, here is where it could get fun. Form a pastoral support task force, or even take some time as…
, - October 19, 2011
Think back over your ministry and try to identify moments when you thought to yourself, wow, that is what it…
, - October 18, 2011
I once wrote an article about a small church that wanted to make their church such a satisfying ministry that…
, - October 17, 2011
Recently I had a clergy friend of mine do a stupid thing. The details are not important. The point is…
- October 13, 2011
One further action on behalf of our anthropologist from outer space. (See the last couple of posts) Look at your…
, - October 11, 2011
Continue to imagine ET, the visitor from outer space mentioned yesterday, as it proceeds to investigate the Christian faith by…
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