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pdf January, 2005

Articles in this issue include:

  • The Sabbatical Experience; personal stories, resources,practices and programs

pdf November, 2004

Articles in this issue include:

  • The marks of good pastoral ministry
  • What is thing called "Excellence?"
  • Making pastoral evaluations better
  • "Perfection not required"

PDF October, 2004Articles in this issue include:

  • Exploring covenantal leadership
  • New insight on incarnational ministry
  • Book Review: The Spirituality of Imperfection
  • Western Area Fall Retreat: October 18-19

PDF September, 2004

Articles in this issue include:

  • 'Pastor to Pastor' book encourages excellencePreaching as a way of living
  • Resources on Preaching

PDF May, 2004

Articles in this issue include:

  • "Embrace Your Calling" by Peter Wells, Associate Conference Minister in the Western Area
  • Taking an Emmaus Walk
  • "Jazz" it up at Annual Meeting, June 11

PDF April, 2004

Articles in this issue include:

  • Transforming mainline church culture
  • Pulpit and Pew explores pastoral leadership
  • Review of One Foot in Heaven, by M.H. Duke
  • Thinking Outside the Box: Paradigms for churches

PDF February, 2004

Articles in this issue include:

  • Making conflict transformative
  • 'Pastor to Pastor' book to be published this spring
  • Two volumes by Willimon aid pastors
  • March and April clergy events feature Peter Steinke
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