Pastoral Excellence Program News
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April, 2007
December, 2006
in this issue : Clergy with Young Children Gathering December 5th::Advent:Attending to the Longing:: Creative Worship Planning for Lent and Easter - January 17, 2007:: Advent Retreats for Clergy:: PEP Faciliatators Training January 18, 2007:: Building Healthy Teamwork - January 25, 2007:: John and Caroline Westerhoff are coming Febrauary 9 & 10, 2007:: PEP Calendar:: Resources this month
November, 2006
in this issue: Clergy with Young Children Gathering::Advent: Attending tot he Longing:: Creative Worship Planning for Lent and Easter:: Advent Retreats for Clergy:: PEP Facilitator Training:: Building Healthy Teamwork:: John and Caroline Westerhoff are coming:: PEP Calendar:: Resources
October, 2006
in this issue: Join a Clergy Community of Practice: Deep Change - Taking a Narrative Approach October 12, 2006: Re-creating Congregational Stories: Small Church Vitality October 21, 2006: Western Area Leadership Academy (WALA) Begins October 14, 2006: Preaching for Advent and Christmas November 2, 2006: Search and Call in the United Church of Christ: PEP Calendar: A Force to Be Reckoned with: Resources
September, 2006
in this issue: Search and Call in the United Church of Christ: Thanks to Ann Plumley!: Narrative Approaches to Deep Change: The Lilly Endowment focuses on Sustaining Pastoral Excellence: Small Church Vitality: Western Area Leadership Academy (WALA): Preaching for Advent and Christmas: PEP Calendar: Book recommendations: Resources
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January,
2005
Articles in
this issue include:
- The Sabbatical Experience; personal stories, resources,
practices and programs
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"
October,
2004
Articles 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
September, 2004
Articles in
this issue include:
- 'Pastor to Pastor' book encourages excellence
- Preaching as a way of living
- Resources on Preaching
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
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
March:
No publication this month
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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