Sustaining Pastoral Excellence

October 2006
Newsletter

 

 

 

Risking Excellence

When Lilly Endowment Inc. launched the SPE project, it started a debate and a movement. Both, says Janice Virtue, are needed to turn us toward God’s more excellent way.
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SPE Program Spotlight:

At “Called Back to the Well,” Silence is the Teacher

In the high desert of New Mexico, pastors at Called Back to the Well are discovering in silence both themselves and God.
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The Mysterious Coexistence of Destruction and Amazing Grace

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi pastors are finding a mysterious coexistence of destruction and grace—and teaching us all what really sustains ministry, says Bishop Kenneth L. Carder.
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The Power of Coaching

Ken Eriks explains how coaching empowers pastors in the Reformed Church in America to apply what they’ve learned about excellent ministry.
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Caring for Pastors

Bob Zomermaand offers a few tips for congregations to help pastors resist the temptation to over do, over achieve, over compensate, and over care.
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New Grants for Pastoral Leaders and Academics

From the Louisville Institute: A new grant program to support research on contemporary Christian ministry.
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The Sustaining Pastoral Excellence program is funded by Lilly Endowment Inc.