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Let the little children come to me?

It is a familiar litany: Seminaries are struggling to recruit students, there is an impending minister shortage and pastor burnout in the..

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The four email commandments for pastors

Several years ago an honorably retired colleague of mine admired how lucky our generation is to have email as a tool for..

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When self-care is also congregation-care

 This month we asked our bloggers to share how they are caring for their bodies and souls in the midst of the..

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Go slow to go fast

I recently visited Mt. Vernon, George Washington’s family home. Since that visit I have been thinking a lot about a particular scene..

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Becoming the stranger

Editor’s note: This month we invited our bloggers to share their experiences of welcome and hospitality in the church. Here are their..

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Robert’s Rules of Disorder?

I was very intrigued by a small line buried in the report from the Committee to Review Biennial Assemblies a few years..

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Is mainline evangelism an oxymoron?

I am a person who cringes at the “E-word,” but not for the reasons you might think. I cringe when I hear..

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Joy or happiness?

I recently saw Pixar’s newest animated film, “Inside Out.” Even if you have not yet had the pleasure of watching it you..

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Translating generations

This month, we asked our bloggers what it’s like to be the youngest Presbyterian in the room. Here’s what they shared. Do..

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The three Ps: Policies, personnel and patience

This month we asked our bloggers what they wish they’d known as they graduated seminary and began their ministry. Here are their..

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A failure of grace and the #1 rule of evangelism

This week we asked our bloggers to describe a failure or difficulty encountered in ministry. There are some lessons it seems like..

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Camp is the new GA

For a long time I didn’t think I was a very creative person because most of the creative people I knew were..

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Canceling VBS

I would love this to be one of those articles whose title is a misnomer – an article that claims it is..

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3 things pastors wish their congregations knew

We asked our bloggers what 3 things they thoughts pastors wish their congregations knew.  This is how they responded. 1. I like..

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Millennial Goldilocks and the perfect church

That neighborhood church you visited that just had too many people your grandparents’ age—I know they were overly eager to meet you...