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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,
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
September, 2004
Articles in
this issue include:
- 'Pastor to Pastor' book encourages excellencePreaching 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
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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