Clergy Tales (ePub)

Biography for Steve McCutchansteve@smccutcacan Steve spent thirty-eight years in the pastoral ministry interpreting the Gospel to lay people who experience the tension of division in their world. For twenty-three years, he combined ministry with his middle-class congregation with monthly involvement in counseling the poor in his city. He helped found the Presbyterian Inter-Racial Dialogue that in November 2012 celebrated twenty years working with six Presbyterian churches, three predominantly black and three predominantly white, building primix community that breaks down the barriers of racism. His book, Let's Have Lunch, Conversation, Race, and Community: Celebrating 20 Years of the Presbyterian Inter-Racial Dialogue recounts that journey. He also helped establish a Hispanic ministry in Winston-Salem. His church has participated in regular activities with the Jewish community. Five times the church shared in an interfaith, interracial Habitat build that included Christians, Jews, and Muslims; Caucasians, Blacks, and Hispanics. He has been a featured speaker at Moravian, Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, and Presbyterian convocations.The author published Experiencing the Psalms with Smyth & Helwys in 2000 that received the Jim Angell award from the Presbyterian Writer's Guild. He has published three devotional books based on the lectionary, and a commentary on Matthew, Good News for a Fractured Society. He has coauthored two plays exploring racism, one of which has been performed several times. Since retirement in 2006, he has focused on developing resources to assist in the care of clergy. These include two CDs, A Deep Well for the Pastor, and Laughter From the Well. The latter builds on his interest in performing standup comedy. He has published nine books in a Healthy Clergy Make Healthy Congregations series. His first novel, A Star and a Tear, explores the symbiotic relationship between sexuality and spirituality. His second novel Blessed Are the Peacemakers,

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