On The Duties Of Clergy: The Dangers Of Speaking
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View ArticleTwelve Ways Pastors Went from Burnout to Vision
by Thom S. Rainer It can be done. You can go from pastorally fried to evangelistically fired up. There are few vocations that can engender burnout like the pastorate. The demands on a pastor’s time,...
View ArticleOn The Duties Of Clergy: No Idle Words
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View ArticleThe Priest Who Did Not Want To Serve The Divine Liturgy
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View ArticleSeven Things Pastors Would Like Church Members to Know about Their Children
I love my sons who are now all adults, and in at least one parish I paid a price for putting them first. That being said, I never missed a single meeting for Church business. Remember, sometimes...
View ArticleOn The Duties Of Clergy: Guarding Against Evil Speech
By St. Ambrose of Milan Chapter 4 The same care must be taken that our speech proceed not from evil passions, but from good motives; for here it is that the devil is especially on the watch to catch...
View ArticleOn The Sacred Priesthood
by St. Symeon the New Theologian The Priesthood is a dignity formidable even to angels, since one must touch the inaccessible God: “There, indeed, where the bread is placed and wine is poured in the...
View ArticleJesus, Jail and Jury Duty
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View ArticleAdvice To Potential Monastics
An interview with Archbishop Mark (Arndt) Why do people now go to monasteries not from an impoverished life but from a life of comfort, how to find the right monastery, which of the holy fathers should...
View ArticleEleven Things You Might Not Understand About Your Minister
by Mark Love I saw this on a woodworker’s blog, of all things, and thought is was worthy of review. As you will read, he is a former pastor who left ministry behind, so his insights are worth noting....
View ArticleHow Many Hours Must a Pastor Work to Satisfy the Congregation?
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View ArticleA Letter of Elder Joseph To A Seminarian
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View ArticleClergy Anger & the Urgency of a True Spiritual Life
by Thomas G. Bandy Thinking about ordained ministry? Think twice, act once. As I coach pastors, one of the most pervasive issues is clergy anger. Anger, of course, is just one half of the vicious cycle...
View Article10 Reasons NOT To Enter Pastoral Ministry
by Thom Rainer Certainly the blessings of ministry far outweigh the realities below, yet ministry is definitely not easy. That is why pastoral ministry must be a calling and not simply a “job”. If you...
View ArticleThe Priesthood That Never Was
by Fr. Stephen Freeman A recent question concerning the “priesthood of all believers” has been an occasion for personal reflection. What is it about the priesthood of all believers that seems so...
View ArticleOn The Mystery Of Ordination
There is no greater honor on earth, no greater responsibility than the calling of the priestly service.
View ArticleOrthodox Chaplain Runs Marathon In Cassock
File this under: Priests: Only Men Need Apply “I wanted to show that the Church always lived with its people and was present at all events: from public events to sports. That’s why I took part in this...
View ArticleSigns in a Congregation That a Leader Has Covert Narcissistic Personality...
Having experienced leaders like this in parishes like this, and grown them anyway, I believe this describes too many Orthodox parishes in North America today. Read and learn. Let the pastor beware....
View ArticleOne of the Ways Priests are Healed
by Fr. Michael Butler On 15 November, the first day of the Nativity Fast, I concelebrated a service of Holy Unction. Every year several of the clergy in Cleveland get together for this service, which...
View ArticleMarried Life and Asceticism
by Deacon Pavel Serzhantov It all began with our forefathers, Adam and Eve. They received a commandment in paradise not to taste of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (cf. 2:17). The...
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