Category: Clergy

  • May 17, 2010
    Continuing to look at how the session can support the pastor in nurturing his or her spiritual life, let us…

  • May 14, 2010
    To a lay person, it might seem strange to suggest that a clergy needs to be encouraged to build in…

  • May 13, 2010
    As mentioned yesterday, when we speak of clergy self-care, most people tend to focus on the personal physical and emotional…

  • May 11, 2010
    A major contribution that a governing body can make in support of the pastors of their churches is to take…

  • May 10, 2010
    Another obstacle to caring for self among clergy is the fear of appearing that they are whining or asking people…

  • May 7, 2010
    One factor that makes the whole area of clergy self-care so difficult is that it is often left up to…

  • May 6, 2010
    There is a growing body of evidence that the complexity and stressful nature of the vocation of pastor is increasing.…

  • May 4, 2010
    We have lost touch with the gift of a sabbath. Some rabbis have spoken of the Sabbath as a taste…

  • May 3, 2010
    This week I begin a brief interim assignment. When I retired I began thinking of ways that I could use…

  • April 23, 2010
    I mentioned earlier this week about the pastor who thought that some people were feeling a sense of shame at…