Pastoral
Burnout – Christian Leaders
Balanced, abundant life should be goal of Christian leaders By Terri Lackey (October 2000) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Christian leaders aren’t necessarily called to live a simple life, but they should try to live a balanced, abundant one, a counselor from Long Beach, Calif., told preschool and children’s leaders attending a convention in Nashville, Tenn. Speaking in […]
How To Survive In Ministry In The New Millennium
—————————————————————————- —- ———————————————— by Alan Nunn [Recently] the church presented me with a plaque that marked the completion of 40 years in the service of the churches. As I look back on those years I have a number of regrets and one of them is that no one gave me the kind of help which, […]
Leadership Pressures
Bearing the Load Arrow – “To The Point” Dear Leader, Do you have something bearing down on you today? Is it significant, even critical? Leaders are under attack on three fronts: – At the office, expectations and competition is forcing organizations to search for ways of increasing ‘productivity.’ – At home, the breakdown of the […]
Forced Terminations
—————————————————————————- —- Is There A Rulebook On Forced Terminations? By Charles H. Chandler, Executive Director After facilitating a session of participants’ stories at a Healthy Transitions Wellness Retreat, I was asked, “Is there a rulebook on forced termination?” He had observed the similar “dynamics” or “rules” in the stories. At every retreat the participants are […]
Closure Agreement For Senior Ministers
—————————————————————————- —- CLOSURE AGREEMENT (For Senior Minister) THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this ____ day of __________ A.D. ________ by and between ____________________ (the Minister herein) and ________________________ _______________________________ Church (the Church). RECITALS A. The Minister currently serves as Minister of the ____________________________ Church, located at _______________________________________________. B. The Minister has decided and the Church […]
Email From A Pastor’s Wife
Email From a Pastor’s Wife [7th April, 2001] After 28 years as a minister’s wife who has shared ministry with my husband in the Uniting Church (first the Methodist church), for me it is a unique role because of the expectations that you put upon yourself and also the expectations that people in the congregations […]
Burned-Out Pastors
Some thoughts on “BURNED OUT PASTORS: SOME QUESTIONS” Dear Rowland: I’m writing to commend you for your response to the theology student on Pastoral burn-out. This student has a leg up on his peers if he learns from your perspectives. There is a mismatch between expectations and reality. A Pastor learns to “roll” with these […]
Clergy Killers
Rowland wrote (to a pastor who shall remain nameless) That pastor had written I’m in the unusual situation of sitting at my desk on Sunday morning. I’m down with the flu’. I’m just reading “Clergy Killers” by G. Lloyd Rediger (Logos 1997). I imagine you might be familiar with it, since it would relate to […]
When Ministers Fall Who Collects The Tab?
The other day, a friend of mine in ministry fell in sexual sin. This was tragic and grieved my friend greatly, and those in ministry with her. It was totally against all that she professed and held so dear. She had not only violated her own principles, but she had violated the trust of her […]
Case Study: ‘Cynthia’
The following is an example of a summary-report after a two-day retreat. Names and some details have been changed to protect confidentiality. ‘Cynthia’ was happy for this to be posted on to the Net. Rowland. Case study: ‘Cynthia’ (not her real name) Confidential Cynthia came for a two-day retreat to talk about her life, her […]
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