Confessions of a Retired Pastor
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Talent Is Not Enough
Pastoral leadership asked me questions that strategy cannot answer
Jul 1
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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
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June 2026
One Man's Solution is Another Man's Problem
Part 6 of the “Activist to Pastor” series
Jun 26
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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
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I Didn't Want to Be a Pastor
I never chose sides between the social and the spiritual gospel. I still have not.
Jun 23
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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
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Passing the Torch of Activism
Leading a movement is a heartbreaking business
Jun 18
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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
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2
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When Blacks Kill Blacks, the Pastor Shows Up
The church does not show up for the spectacular moments only. It shows up in emergency rooms at two in the morning when everyone else has left.
Jun 12
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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
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The Night I Rode in the Police Command Car
I had spent years naming what the police did to us. I had never once considered that they were afraid too.
Jun 9
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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
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When the Activist Becomes the Pastor
That sentence sounds simple. Living it was not.
Jun 2
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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
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May 2026
Leave the Judging to the Judge
If we all abandoned each other when we made mistakes, there would be no authentic human relationships
May 29
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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
11
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Pastor, You Must Make a Commitment to Email
We cannot afford to be digital refugees.
May 26
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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
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Walking with Kings
Arrogance is usually the loudest in the room because it is the most uncertain.
May 22
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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
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From The Pulpit to the Boardroom
Sitting on corporate boards regularly placed me among people who did not need me the way my church members needed me.
May 13
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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
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The Power of a Living Legacy
Do not underestimate what God can do with what you already have.
May 11
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DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.
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