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What happens after clergy sexual misconduct?

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The exhibit hall’s successor arrives at General Assembly

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God’s love is not scarce: A Presbyterian case for polyamory

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One flesh, one spouse: A clear standard for Presbyterian ministers

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More harm than good: Why CON-04 should be disapproved

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A pastoral safety net for all: Why we need CON-04

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Don’t talk to me about the resurrection

The Oak Tree at the Entrance to Blackwater Pond – Mary Oliver Everyday on my way to the pond I pass the..

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Adventures of a call search, part 1: Confidentiality vs. conflict avoidance

I recently began a new call which means I am fresh out of what we Presbyterians call “the call process.” It is..

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Get a life…. YOUR own life

Something has been bothering me lately. Over the summer, I read an article in The Economist about a study published by..

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Spreading the light

Outlook College Partnership Award runner-up essay by Courtney Nussbaumer It was the stillness that spoke loudest to me that night. As..

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To be the hands and feet of Jesus

Outlook College Partnership Award winning essay by WHITNEY RANEY I was sitting in my advisor’s office a couple of weeks ago..

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Abbot as community leader

Following two full months of moving into the Christian Education wing of Aldrich, I have begun to see some patterns of life..

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Editorial – A vocational possibility

Put together the plethora of majors from which to choose, the constant stream of fine arts events, the massive sports venues and..

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The suicidal church: Reflections

In a recent blog post, Dr. Albert Mohler, President of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, used the Presbyterian Church (USA) as an example..

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What my mental health patients taught me about providing spiritual care

I'm not proud to admit that I was nervous the first time I began visiting patients on the psychiatric floor of my..

Multichannel Church Report

Age integration: choosing to listen

These words about leadership just leaped off the page — because they are provocative, and because they sound true. “The hope..

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Sabbatical nourishment

Campbell Memorial Presbyterian Church, a 170-member congregation in the riverside village of Weems, Va., started swimmingly on sabbatical planning for its..

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Distracted by life

A few weeks ago, I attended a funeral. Funerals are not foreign territory for me; as a pastor responsible for pastoral care..

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You are my disciples… I expect better from you

I have changed her name to protect the innocent, so we’ll just call her “Prissy.” Prissy and I were CBFFs (Church Best..

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Walking to church for shoes: The jobs-to-be-done model for mission innovation

Mission begins at the church’s front door. Any elder or deacon can tell you that. But how do you reach the people..

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“TE”: Are you serious?

I love our new Form of Government — most of it. It’s lean, efficient, and places our historic principles of Presbyterian governance..

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Whose ministry?

My son, Sam, got sick last week for the first time in his almost 11 months of life outside the womb. Some..

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Appreciating the pastor as juggler

Peter Drucker, the business/management/leadership author, once said that the four hardest jobs in America are to be the president of the United..

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I’m sick of talking about Millennials

It's that time of the year. Target and the local grocery stores turn into veritable labyrinths with stacks of bookcases and..

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Consumers, missionaries, or worshipers?

A colleague sent me a link to a blog article by Carey Nieuwhof reckoning with the reality that even faithful churchgoers are coming..

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Pastoral study grants offer space for Sabbath

For many ministers — who often sprint from one end of the week to the next, their schedules crammed with meetings and..

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Appreciation Power

I grew up in a pastor’s home, back in the day when honorifics were standard fare when addressing clergy. I do not..

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Called to be faithful? Or, called to be effective?

In the aftermath of the president's request for authorization of military action in Syria, numerous Christian individuals and organizations reacted immediately, expressing..

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Editorial – Oktoberfest

Has Pastor Appreciation Month run its course? As your new editor at the time, I suggested in 2006 that October should..

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Selling Jesus: Resisting Consumerism in the Church

In our society everything is marketed, everything sells. Things as benign as cotton balls or power tools require sexy advertising to beat..

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Why is everyone so angry?

Just a couple of weeks ago, a police officer was shot and killed in a neighborhood not far from where I live. ..

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