Pastoral
Telling the Haggard Truth
“Telling the Haggard Truth” by Andy Comiskey In addressing the Haggard crisis, let me begin with a confession. I have two problems. My first problem: I have been captivated by the power of Jesus’ mercy and truth. This sets me squarely in a fight with my culture concerning boundaries for sexual expression. Because of Jesus […]
Bullied Pastors: two stories…
Two emails from a friend who will remain anonymous… ~~~ I have just read a disturbing article on your website about a couple in the Church of England who were bullied out of the ministry. Unfortunately I have seen the same thing happen here in Australia in two churches of which my wife and I […]
Ex-pastors
Consider these statistics from an article called “Death by Ministry”. http://theresurgence.com/mdblog_2006-05-24_death_by_ministry Pastors a.. Fifteen hundred pastors leave the ministry each month due to moral failure, spiritual burnout, or contention in their churches. b.. Fifty percent of pastors’ marriages will end in divorce. c.. Eighty percent of pastors and eighty-four percent of their spouses feel unqualified […]
Pastor’s Resignation: when?
When It’s Time to Leave July 1, 2002 A pastor is wise to wrestle with the leave-decision on an annual basis—a few days budgeted for self-examination, for seeking the insight of reliable counselors. In February 1999, I made a leave-decision. I informed the congregation I served, Grace Chapel in Lexington, Massachusetts, that in five months […]
A Lonely Homosexual Pastor…
A lonely homosexual pastor went into a public toilet in an Australian city for some anonymous sex… Another man came out of a cubicle, and simply took his hand in his and looked into his eyes for several long seconds, saying nothing. Then he went away… The pastor now believes the other man was an […]
Unresolved family of origin issues & ministry problems
Rowland et al, [A denominational leader] in a PDP seminar today referred to you Rowland and something you wrote suggesting that unresolved family of origin issues is the number #1 cause of dropout/failure/ problems/ burnout in pastoral ministry. Could you and/or others on the list suggest a good book or article or two that would […]
To Burnout And Back
Hello Rowland, This is an exchange between me and one of my professors. He asked my permission to use it in his teaching. I thought that it might be of benefit to others — hence I am submitting it to John Mark Ministries. While I am not putting my name on it, I would welcome […]
Ex-pastors
NEW WINESKINS FOR THE 21st CENTURY CHURCH An article written by Terry Sommerville. http://www.totalchange.com/ Over the past year or so, I’ve been contacted by a number of friends, telling me they are no longer pastors of local churches. What’s interesting is, their stories all have recurring themes. 1. Not one of them has fallen away […]
New book fo recovering pastors
Monday, July 31, 2006 12:47 PM 1 out of every 7 adults in America view pornography on line each month (3X Church). My name is Rick Nevard, I am an ordained minister who had been hiding a 30 year addiction to porn. After being found out and suspended from ministry, I went on a two-year […]
Authoritarian/Abusive/Cult Organizations/Churches
* * *Characteristics of Authoritarian/Abusive/Cult Organizations/Churches.* Steve Morris / Mona McReynolds *Dec 8 2003 08:35PM* http://prophetic.net/false1.htm This article was contributed by Steve Morris and others and has been edited for even further clarification by those who care. ———————————————————————- Characteristics of Authoritarian/Abusive/Cult Organizations/Churches. ———————————————————————- 1. The people are really there to meet the needs of the […]
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