“People are Messy”
Most pastors I talk with can point to a specific moment when ministry started to feel heavier. That was how I was going to open this message but then my beloved uncle, Pastor John Ericksen, passed away and we had his memorial service in February. When I heard the funeral message, I realized you all […]
This or That
Work in the church long enough and you are sure to hear the phrase “but we’ve always done it this way.” While not heard exclusively in Lutheran circles it is certainly heard exhaustively when change is suggested. So often this phrase drowns potential creativity and innovation before it can even get its sea legs much […]
“Is it supposed to feel like this?”
“Is it supposed to feel like this?” Shrinking congregations, pandemic aftershocks, aging members and denominational anxieties have many in ministry feeling tired. There are fewer volunteers to do the ministry but with higher expectations of ministry happening. There are all the tech, hybrid worship, and the conflict and polarization in our society. Sometimes there is […]
A message from Pastor Bethany Walker
Not “I will” but “can you?” Delegating what isn’t uniquely mine to do as pastor has been one of my goals in the past year or so. I never realized just how much I quietly took care of non-pastoral issues, stacking up my to do list with another thing and another thing and another thing, […]
God Ordained Passions
The things you are passionate about are not random, they are your calling. – Fabienne Fredrickson Sister Act About 10 years ago, Sr. Cristina Scuccia was briefly famous. At the time she was a 25-year-old member of the Ursuline Sisters of the Holy Family and she SHOCKED the Italian panel of ‘The Voice’ when they heard […]
We’re BAAAAACK!!!!
After a long newsletter-absence, Clergy Life Coaching is thrilled to announce the return of our newsletter with some amazing additions! The most important change is the collaboration with Curated Grace Found – a resource ministry founded by Pastor Bethany Walker! She will share wonderful insights along with new resources to enhance your ministry, supporting your spiritual […]
Introducing Curated Grace Found
Curated Grace Found is a little dream of mine come true, quite literally. For a solid two plus years I had a recurring dream several times a week. I was back in high school, just days away from graduation, with a big project due. I had all of high school to complete it. I was to […]
What is Positive Intelligence?
I think the best way to introduce you to Positive Intelligence is to share parts of a newsletter article that one of my Positive Intelligence clients wrote after participating in the program. Positive Intelligence “By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control….Let us not become […]
