The Long Tradition of Desperate Pastors at Christmas
The sooner we accept religion is irrelevant the sooner our collective focus can shift towards restoration. Yes, I’m a clergy person, and yes, I think religion is irrelevant. When Christians […]
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Pastor as CEO
As we watch Twitter tumble under the leadership of its new CEO Elon Musk, it is interesting to hear pastors called CEOs as well. Who are our role models if […]
“Out of the Bathroom, Into the World”
“You need to develop a pastoral identity. It comes with time. Don’t worry, it will come.” One of my dearest seminary professors told us this over and over, and I […]
Pastor in the Pew
When I let it slide into conversation that I am a pastor, the natural follow-up question is, “Where’s your congregation?” For me right now, that answer requires extra explanation. I […]
All of the Fun, None of the Work?
“All of the fun, none of the work.” It’s the phrase I frequently hear from clergy when I tell them that I’m an Associate Rector. It’s the “truth-in-jest” description of […]
Ask a Young Clergy Woman: Traveling Pastor Edition
Dear Askie, Our pastor is part of your Young Clergy Women Project organization. She’s going to your conference this summer, which I think is great. The problem is that I […]
Ask a Young Clergy Woman: Solo-to-Senior Edition
Dear Askie, Help! After serving for years as a solo pastor, I’ve been called to a senior pastorate, at a church with an associate pastor (she is, as it happens, […]
Ask a Young Clergy Woman: Toxic Church Edition
Dear Askie, I am currently serving in a church that is best described as toxic. The staff is dysfunctional, the personnel committee seems to be disinterested in creating a work […]
Shards of Hope
“Do you think that somehow God doesn’t already know? That you’ve pulled a fast one over on God? I don’t know a lot about you, but I know this: our […]
Learning to be a Daughter, Mother, and a Pastor . . . with Hope
The first month was the hardest. The time spent wondering—wondering what the future would hold, the next hour, the next day, and hopefully even the next year. The time spent […]
