Jan 10, 2017 | Weekly Words
Support for ministry – from both peers and experienced mentors – is essential for those who wish to thrive. Whether you are a chaplain, pastor, minister of music, youth director, or minister by any other name, you can make use of your place and experience to organize...
Dec 13, 2016 | Weekly Words
In August, I wrote an article summarizing the Fair Labor Standards Act and how new regulations expanding overtime protections for the American workforce might affect churches. These new regulations were set to go into effect on December 1, 2016. Since writing my...
Dec 7, 2016 | Weekly Words
There are some constant truths. The doctor’s kid is always sick. The cobbler’s shoes are always worn. The mechanic’s car is always broken. The pastor’s kid will go to the Emergency Room at 3am on Sunday morning. I know this isn’t a...
Nov 30, 2016 | Weekly Words
I’ve never wanted to officiate a funeral service so badly. I was devastated by the loss of my friend. I loved him, and he’d repeatedly asked me to officiate his funeral. Yet, I knew the call asking me to help mourners celebrate his life would not come. My friend was...
Nov 16, 2016 | Weekly Words
Grief is like an ocean. It has been a few months since I first heard this ocean analogy spoken during an internship orientation on pastoral care where a hospice chaplain painted a picture of the unknown of ocean currents. On the surface, the ocean may look calm and...
Nov 9, 2016 | Weekly Words
Miles away from home during this sabbatical year, I find myself aware of how often I draw physically close to my boys in the small moments of our everyday routine. Perhaps in reaction to the separation from my own support system, I am drawn to tangible care for our...
