Baking Chocolate Chip Cookies as Pastoral Care

Baking Chocolate Chip Cookies as Pastoral Care

I’ve constantly struggled throughout my life at having to do something a particular way because folks told me there was only one way I could do it. Since middle school, I’ve dug in my heels on plenty of hills of resistance, starting with any math teacher who...
Self-Care Vital for Effective Ministry

Self-Care Vital for Effective Ministry

The job of a ministry is heavy and complex. Caring for the grieving, offering marital advice, praying for the worried and anxious is challenging. Toss a global pandemic in the mix and things get even more stressful and overwhelming. The pandemic has caused widespread...
The Strangest Pastoral Advice I’ve Ever Given

The Strangest Pastoral Advice I’ve Ever Given

“Try being an atheist.” That’s the strangest pastoral advice I’ve ever given. It wasn’t a joke or a trick either. A friend (not a church member) came to me for help because they were struggling with suicidal ideation. “What do you do if god hates you?” That was how...