Pastoring In Pandemic, Part 4: Herding COVID Cats
We all agree that we are living in the strangest of times. Opinions about why we are and what we are “supposed to” do about […]
Pastoring In Pandemic, Part 3: Enlarging Your Soul Through Coronavirus Grief & Loss
On Good Friday. April 10, 2020 (a poignant day to do such a thing), I had the privilege of spending about 90 minutes with a […]
Pastoring In Pandemic, Part 2: Sabbath As a Hidden Gem
One by one, Governors across the United States are calling “Stay At Home” or “Shelter In Place” Orders. Legal decrees, or commands, that direct individuals […]
Pastoring in Pandemic, Part 1: Distress That Drives Us Closer
A historic number of pastors flood today’s Internet bandwidth in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic. It’s a new way to pastor, and that […]
Looking for LESS of This to Be News!
In case you haven’t heard already, Bob Coy, pastor of one of the US’s largest megachurches, resigned this weekend due to a moral failure. We […]
Taken a Look at Your Work Hours Lately?
NBC News did a short piece tonight on the price we’re paying because of overwork. It doesn’t mention those in ministry, but it might as […]
Reducing the Rate of Pastoral Suicides
Suicide is not a new issue by any means. When a family member of a pastor commits suicide, we’re certainly sad and feel for the […]
Rick Warren’s Youngest Son Commits Suicide
News has broken this morning of the suicide of the youngest son of Rick & Kay Warren. Rick is the Pastor of Saddleback Church and […]
What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There, Part 5
Over the last year, I’ve been posting some about the issue of insecurity as a pastor. I’ve talked about a friend who say that “what […]
Can You Keep a Secret?
Can you keep a secret? When you’re in a conversation with someone in your church in your office, or chatting over coffee at Starbucks, or […]