ministry

Demoralization among clergy is high—and with good reason. But we need another narrative besides burnout.

The longtime pastor of Glide Memorial Church was involved in nearly every major social justice movement in the Bay Area for 60 years.

Equity requires people with power giving some of it up. What if we applied this principle to young adult ministry?

When I was a chaplain intern working with people with disabilities, there was one man I visited every Sunday right after worship.

What can I learn from what he underlined—or didn’t?

I didn’t need more candles or journaling. I needed solidarity with others.

Pastors face intense challenges—though not necessarily unique ones.

Narrative practice offers an excellent resource for the work of pastoral care.

Ultrarealism, a concept I learned from distance running, begins by seeing things as they really are.

My friend doesn’t want a PhD. He’s getting one anyway. 

The stress of the past few years has brought many to the breaking point.

Marilyn wasn’t sure she could stomach the sight of a truck carting 56 years of her husband’s work to the dump.

Twenty of us gathered to talk about having a job that requires us to weep with those who weep.

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I was shocked to find I had no paid leave or legal job protection.

I was a United Methodist pastor. He was a campus minister with Cru.

My feet hurt. To distract myself, I'm recalling my professional failures.

This is a high-stakes time. Some churches need to take more creative risks than ever before.

When everyone is traumatized, caregiving takes on new dimensions.

At St. Martin-in-the-Fields, we’re living through beautiful, nightmarish days.

Shortly after his ordination, a home visit unexpectedly throws a new pastor in the deep end.