Pastor’s Nexus

Mother Teresa felt ‘no faith’
MOTHER Teresa experienced “emptiness” like any human, and the revealing letters she shared with her colleagues portrayed her humility, said the Archbishop of Kolkata, where the nun lived most of her life.

Roman Soldier’s Footprint Reveals Clues to Ancient City
Archaeologists have uncovered a footprint made by a sandal-clad Roman soldier in a wall surrounding an ancient city in Israel that Jesus might have visited.

Should Pastors’ Spouses Be Compensated?
Some church members in one church in the United States balked when a new pastor’s wife seemingly spent more time pursuing her education and career than she did teaching Sabbath School classes or cooking potluck entrées.

Shorter Workweek Meant to Bolster Pastors’ Home, Spiritual Health
At least one conference in the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s North American region has concluded that frazzled pastors don’t make for successful ministry. That conference, spanning the U.S. states of Iowa and Missouri, is encouraging pastors to trim their sometimes 80-hour workweeks to a saner 45 to 55 hours.