What Do You Expect of Members of the Congregation?
About two years ago, I visited with a pastor who started a new church. It was in a section of...
How to Keep Your Preacher from Asking for a Raise
Many preachers (and elders) are uncomfortable talking about money. I’ve written about my fright in discussing it. My First Raise...
Book of the Quarter: Family Systems and Congregational Life
Family Systems and Congregational Life: A Map for Ministry, by R. Robert Creech, © 2019 by R. Robert Creech, Baker Academic...
Before Setting Goals, Managing Time: Reflect on Unifying Principles
In January 1985, I listened to lectures on tape of The Insight System for Planning Your Time and Your Life, by...
My After-running Attitude Adjustment Talk
Fifty years ago, I started repeating favorite verses and sayings after my run: Physical exercise has some value (1 Timothy 4:8,...
Book of the Quarter: The Peacemaking Pastor: a Biblical Guide to Resolving Church Conflict
The Peacemaking Pastor: a Biblical Guide to Resolving Church Conflict, by Alfred Poirier, © 2006 by Alfred Poirier, published by Baker...
My Longest Tryout and Smoothest Transition
In the late nineteen eighties, I told Gail, “I’d like to move one more time and do it easier.” Fresh...
Don’t Fire Your Preacher! help him get better or encourage him to leave
I realize there are times and circumstances where preachers have to be terminated. There are instances of moral misconduct with...
New Shepherds Orientation Workshop #21, West Side, Elkton, Kentucky
Names: Top Row (L-R) Tony Deason, Amy Deason, Chandler Coffman, Steven McGhee, Leigh Ellen Bristow, Craig Bristow Middle Row (L-R)...
Book of the Quarter: UPROAR: Calm Leadership in Anxious Times
UPROAR: Calm Leadership in Anxious Times, by Peter L. Steinke, Rowman & Littlefied, Lanham; Copyright © 2019 by The Rowman...
