Almost a decade ago, I traveled to North Carolina for a week-long retreat on clergy wellness. It was an enriching time that allowed me to explore matters related to self-care while engaging in ministry, and I came away with much wisdom. Near the end of our time, we watched a short film about the workContinue reading “A Postcard to Myself”
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Tarshish
I was in 7th grade, my family still working through a fresh series of transitions that included my father leaving his last settled pastorate (which I wrote about) and a move to a new community. It would be my third school system and, thankfully, the last one. But it was all still so raw andContinue reading “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Tarshish”
What Pastoral Search Committees Can Learn from Conclave
The Roman Catholic Church and my own denomination, the United Church of Christ, could not be more different. The ways we each are structured, the ways each defines authority, and the ways each makes decisions are on opposite ends of a polity spectrum. The UCC doesn’t have a Pope, nor does it have bishops. Instead,Continue reading “What Pastoral Search Committees Can Learn from Conclave”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 