Sustaining Pastoral Excellence

September 2005
Newsletter

 
 

Excellence and Being

What do the traits of pastoral excellence identified by SPE groups all add up to? A life shaped by the gospel, says Bishop Kenneth L. Carder.
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SPE Program Spotlight:
INSPIRE Teams Find New Resources in Unexpected Places

Chicago’s INSPIRE project says parish leaders are their own and each others’ best resources.
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An Experience of Depth Ecumenism

It wasn’t planned. It wasn’t expected. It was gift: the deep sense of communion experienced at Called Back to the Well.
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Sabbath practices let us remember what matters in modern lives

Lawrence Peers of the Mass. UCC’s Pastoral Excellence Program offers a few tips on what you can do to practice Sabbath.
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Resources for Sabbath Keeping and Sabbatical Taking

From the Eastern North Dakota Synod of the ELCA: Books, videos and other resources on rest and replenishment for pastors and their congregations.
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The Sustaining Pastoral Excellence program is funded by Lilly Endowment Inc.