'Stripper vs. priest: The gloves come off in court'

Headline of the day nominee from the Miami Herald: Stripper vs. priest: The gloves come off in court.

How should a pastor deal with disgruntled members?

With compassion, suggests Enid, Okla., pastor Wade Burleson in a meditation on ministerial leadership.

Compassion and diplomacy rather than, we submit, some version of alienating hardball, which tends to grind otherwise lifelong relationships to dust while damaging individuals, families and institutions.

How should a pastor deal with disgruntled members?

With compassion, suggests Enid, Okla., pastor Wade Burleson in a meditation on ministerial leadership.

Compassion and diplomacy rather than, we submit, some version of alienating hardball, which tends to grind otherwise lifelong relationships to dust while damaging individuals, families and institutions.