³⁷ Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’³⁸ This is the first and greatest commandment. ³⁹ And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as YOURSELF.’  Matthew 22

          I have been a minister for thirty years.  I have been in many different kinds of churches.  I have left the church I have returned to the church. I think I have pretty much seen it all.  I know the challenges of the ministry.  I believe it to be one of the hardest jobs ever.  Ministers need all the support that they can get but almost to a person ministers do not seek all the support they need.  I am here to help.

           I studied with Edwin Friedman up until he died in the 90's.  If you are not aware of his work Google Generation to Generation or A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix.  Both of these works explore leadership and health from a "systems" perspective.  His work, advice, and help matured me in many ways and helped me grow through many challenging events.  I recommend his work to you.  I also recommend taking the time and making the commitment to your own growth and health.  Most ministers think that they shouldn't seek therapy.  I think it is essential they do because the work is so challenging. 

          So I invite you to call me and let us start re-creating your world so it is the joy that you deserve.  Self love is an essential part of the above passage.  I look forward to hearing from you.

"Ultimately, healing and survival depend on existential categories: on vision, for example, on hope, on imaginative capacity, on ability to transcend the anxiety of those about us, and on a response to challenge that treats crisis as opportunity for growth."

                            -Ed Friedman

Generation to Generation