A new lens can ease the strain of ministry
A bivocational pastor draws from her career as a therapist to suggest that viewing ministry through the lens of unconditional positive regard can help clergy focus on what is thriving.
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Black church leaders help build trust as a pathway to better health
Exploitation and neglect by the scientific and medical communities have left some Black Americans hesitant to participate in research studies. Faith leaders are helping form relationships and connections they hope will address that.
Link to author Melba Newsome
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Melba Newsome
Journalist
Warren Kinghorn: Mental health includes learning to live wisely
Rather than focusing on fixing symptoms, the professor and psychiatrist describes in a new book how to reframe mental health care as learning to live more wisely and fully in the world.
Could slowing down help us both recharge and build endurance?
When runners train for a race, they are told to spend most of their time preparing at a slower pace to help them speed up when needed. The strategy offers important lessons for how we approach our work and life, writes the director of communications for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
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Emily Lund
Director of Communications, Leadership Education at Duke Divinity
‘From Weary to Wholehearted: A Restorative Resource for Overcoming Clergy Burnout’
In this excerpt from her new book addressing clergy and lay leader burnout, a Philadelphia priest raises a “scandalous question” about choosing whether to say yes or no.
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Callie Swanlund
Priest and retreat leader
Irreverent prayers for times of serious sickness
In the face of their own illnesses, two priests have written a series of prayers that move beyond generic platitudes.
Elizabeth Felicetti
Samantha Vincent-Alexander
J. Dana Trent: There is always a path home
In her new memoir, the author, Baptist minister and instructor of world religions writes about hurt and resilience and the people who contributed to both in her life.
Understanding wellness and mental health among pastors in 2024
Research reveals positive trends but several complexities that contribute to a sense of clergy well-being.
Link to author Shari Finnell
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Shari Finnell
Journalist
Simon Kent Fung: An award-winning podcast explores how pervasive and destructive conversion therapy can be
In “Dear Alana,” the podcaster tells the story of Alana Chen, a faithful young woman who died by suicide after experiencing conversion therapy in her teens.
Holding joy and sorrow together
At a time when the world seems laden with sorrow, a writer who lives with depression finds that joy is still possible — and is a kind of resurrection.
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Jean Neely
Scholar and writer
The well of joy
We cannot deny the world’s suffering, but building up our sources of joy can help sustain us in work for justice, writes a clinical psychologist.
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Jessica Young Brown
Licensed clinical psychologist
