SPE History

Begun in 2002 through a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to Memphis Theological Seminary, Sustaining Pastoral Excellence is a ministry to support Christian pastors, their families, and their congregations...


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What we are learning 

Excellence in pastoral ministry is a gift of the healing and sustaining grace of God in the life of the whole person. Through faithful relatedness to God and others, good pastors maintain balance (wholeness) in their lives and ministries. 

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Commentary on the Current Financial Crisis from Sojourners

A Bad Morality Play: What Have We Learned from the Financial Crisis – From Sojourners (requires a free registration)
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Articles related to “Money” from Duke Faith and Leadership

- Finding Redemption in Recession – From Duke Faith and Leadership click here

  

-Rendering Unto God – From Duke Faith and Leadership
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-No Small Battle: Facing the Financial Crisis – From Duke Faith and Leadership click here


Building An Ethical Economy – An Upcoming Teleconference

-Building an Ethical Economy: Theology and The Market Place
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-At St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Memphis on Feb. 19-20  click here


Sustaining Pastoral Excellence

Archived RESOURCES


Houses of worship: still divided by race

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Resources for Black History Month

- Resources for Black History Month //click here

- Resources for Black History Month (From The African American Lectionary) //click here

- The African American Lectionary //click here

- Resources for Black History Month //click here


RESOURCES -- HAITI

- Praying for Haiti //click here

- Why Lord? Haiti and the God-Question (Blog of the Office of Black Church Studies at Duke University Divinity School) //click here

- Worship Resources for Natural Disasters //click here


Love God, Love Your Neighbor

A Baptist church in Washington, D.C., with a history of commitment to social justice, leverages its real estate assets to help revitalize the congregation and engage community partners.

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Are You Real Hungry or Fake Hungry?

“Our appetites can be quite the pranksters. They often fool us into thinking we’re hungry, when often, we may be suffering from something completely different. Knowing (and actually listening to) when your body really needs food and when it needs something else will help you avoid extra pounds, and even improve the quality of your emotional life.”

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Avoiding, or dealing with, burnout (Jim Harnish)

“You and your organization may love the hard-charging approach to your work. But the only people for whom you are irreplaceable are your family and your friends.”

 

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