by rg7878 | Mar 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
There are women in our congregations who are suffering under the heavy hand of domestic abuse. Oh, they may not have bruises to show for it, not ones that we can see, anyway. But domestic abuse, or as I’m preferring to call it, coercive control, even when not...
by rg7878 | Mar 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
Life and pastoring can be exhausting. And that exhaustion grows when we fail to distinguish between ourselves and God. A friend shared with me this week a new song by singer/songwriter Jess Ray called I Am Not God. My screen saver since the beginning of the year is a...
by rg7878 | Mar 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Hello! Welcome to this unusual, audio only, third Monday edition of Greatheart’s Table. This is the third and last of our Rainy Day Conversation with my two friends, Adam and Byron discussing books. And though our initial focus was on pastoral reading habits, all of...
by rg7878 | Mar 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Welcome to this third Monday edition of a “Rainy Day Conversation around Greatheart’s Table.” This episode is a continuation of a conversation that began previously on the reading life of pastors (and other humans). If you missed that first episode you can go...
by rg7878 | Mar 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Hi. Welcome to Greatheart’s Table, a podcast for pastors and those who care for them. Actually, I’ve found that many more than pastors have an interest in what we talk about here. So please pass this on to others, whether they are pastors or not. Certainly, the...
by rg7878 | Feb 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
I’m delighted to have you joining us around Greatheart’s Table. Who are “us?” Many of us are pastors, doing what we believe, or once believed, God has called us to do. Many of us are not, but find that the realities that pastors face, realities addressed here,...
by rg7878 | Feb 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Hello, everyone. Welcome to another “Rainy Day Conversation around Greatheart’s Table.” Unlike the short content that is normal for this space, in these conversations I invite other voices to share their observations and expertise regarding pastoral practice,...
by rg7878 | Feb 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you’ve listened to the previous two reset episodes from January, 2022, you know that I have issues with the expectations that American corporate leadership culture has placed upon pastors. Some fit easily within the roles defined for them, they become growth...
by rg7878 | Feb 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
I know that though I write with pastors in mind, not all of you are pastors. I’m actually glad for that, and particularly as we address the idea of just what the pastor is to be. I’m concerned about the expectations that churches place on pastors that turn them into...
by rg7878 | Jan 26, 2026 | Uncategorized
Pastors, I think you would agree, are not a monolithic set. They come in all shapes and sizes. They have different gifts, different personalities, different reasons for being. But though this is true, too often only one variety of pastor is valued. And that is a...
