Articles in this Issue
WHEN AIDS COMES TO YOUR CHURCH
How one pastor responded to the unexpected but unavoidable dilemma.
GRIEF AFTERCARE
When you leave the graveside, care for the family has only begun.
THE RISKY BUSINESS OF LAY MINISTRY
What prudent pastors can do to free the faithful.
FREEING THE SEXUALLY ADDICTED
Beyond fear and disgust lies hope.
ALLIANCE: PASTORS A ND LAY LEADERS
How can pastors and lay leaders work hand in hand when they don’t always see eye to eye?
REVIVING THE RITES OF WORSHIP
It doesn’t take a radical revolution to enliven familiar forms.
WHEN MEMBERS GET CAUGHT IN THE OCCULT
Pastors find themselves with the touchy ministry of warning.
BEWILDERED BY THE BORDERLINE PERSONALITY
What do you do with a parishioner who can be grateful/clingy/enamored–and you never know which it will be?
LEARNING YOUR LIMITS
It took cancer for me to separate the essential from the optional.
Gently Arresting Time Bandits
How to cut down on interruptions without being rude or neglecting people.
THE RACE TO THE POLES: LESSONS FOR LEADERS
Pastoring a church, like leading an expedition to the South Pole, requires more than courage.
PINCH POINTS OF PASTORAL COUNSELING
A Leadership Forum