One Pastor’s Reading List for 2017

By Joe LaGuardia It is the “in” thing these days for pastors to publish their reading list for the New Year.  Since I am an avid reader, I can’t help myself. The notion is that clerics were once the storehouses of knowledge, when churches were at the center of town and of political and culturalContinue reading “One Pastor’s Reading List for 2017”

Pastor’s schedule based around free lunches, saves thousands in one year

By Joe LaGuardia There is an old joke that if you want to get pastors together, just offer free lunch. Every joke is based, of course, on some truth: When there is a conference, association or convention meeting, revival, or non-profit fundraiser hoping to raise awareness and clergy support, a free meal is not onlyContinue reading “Pastor’s schedule based around free lunches, saves thousands in one year”