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21 May Pastoring In Pandemic, Part 4: Herding COVID Cats

Posted at 16:01h in Anxiety, Church life, Church people, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Expectations, Leadership, Pastor, Relationships, Uncategorized by pkuzma 0 Comments

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We all agree that we are living in the strangest of times. Opinions about why we are and what we are “supposed to” do about re-opening churches as Pastors ranges from “go with the flow” on one end to anger (“righteous” of course!) and civil...

11 Apr Pastoring In Pandemic, Part 3: Enlarging Your Soul Through Coronavirus Grief & Loss

Posted at 13:05h in Anxiety, Coronavirus, COVID-19, death, Depression, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, grief, Mental Health, Mourning, Pastor, Sabbath, Spiritual health by pkuzma 0 Comments

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On Good Friday. April 10, 2020 (a poignant day to do such a thing), I had the privilege of spending about 90 minutes with a couple dozen or so Foursquare Pastors in the MidSouth District. I was asked to address and help process Grief &...

04 Apr Pastoring In Pandemic, Part 2: Sabbath As a Hidden Gem

Posted at 08:32h in Coronavirus, COVID-19, Emotional health, Pastor, Sabbath, Spiritual health by pkuzma 0 Comments

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One by one, Governors across the United States are calling “Stay At Home” or “Shelter In Place” Orders. Legal decrees, or commands, that direct individuals and families to not leave their home, in hopes of stemming the disastrous spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. Messages crossing social...

23 Mar Pastoring in Pandemic, Part 1: Distress That Drives Us Closer

Posted at 17:16h in Anxiety, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Depression, Emotional health, Mental Health, Pastor, Stress by pkuzma 2 Comments

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A historic number of pastors flood today’s Internet bandwidth in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic. It’s a new way to pastor, and that means a new kind of pastoral stress. Whether we’re in an area limiting public gatherings or in one sheltering in place...