https://network.crcna.org/ The Network en Tue, 23 Apr 2024 06:57:49 +0000 Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:22:05 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/financial-shalom/caring-pastors/compelling-case-ministry Trust me, you’ve already seen this movie a time or two: a pastor is asked to sit down to “hear what some people are saying” about the church’s current ministry. The lines are so tired, you can parrot them as they’re spoken: “The sermons are weak. The flock isn’t being fed. Phillip Leo https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/financial-shalom/caring-pastors/compelling-case-ministry Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:22:05 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/financial-shalom/caring-pastors/open-letter-pastors-noah Dear pastor, I keep thinking of you. The afternoon doldrums take over my thoughts, and there you are. The reaches of the night find me restless, so I pray for you. I pray for your family. I pray for new mercies and for shalom. Phillip Leo https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/financial-shalom/caring-pastors/open-letter-pastors-noah Tue, 21 Jul 2020 00:31:05 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/financial-shalom/taxes/top-tax-mistakes-pastors-make It’s no coincidence that tax season coincides with Lent—a season of confession and repentance. I say this because I don’t fully understand clergy tax laws, and in the past, I’ve felt a little lost working on my tax return. I mean, Schedule SE might as well be a labyrinth! Phillip Leo https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/financial-shalom/taxes/top-tax-mistakes-pastors-make Tue, 03 Mar 2020 13:16:16 +0000 https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/financial-shalom/stewardship/reading-bible-community In a smartphone world, reading the Bible is becoming increasingly individualized. While there are tremendous benefits to carrying Scripture everywhere you go, chances are that most of us read the Bible alone instead of in community. Phillip Leo https://network.crcna.org/topic/leadership/pastors/financial-shalom/stewardship/reading-bible-community Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:38:51 +0000