Antidotes to compassion fatigue
A group of researchers found that feeling God’s presence was key to pastors’ avoiding exhaustion in the pandemic.
My virtual hearth: Why I still take part in an online lectio divina group
It’s not just convenience that inspires a young mother to continue with an online gathering focused on Scripture reading, meditation and prayer.
Creating our future is a group effort
As we head into a holiday season in this post-lockdown but not-yet-post-pandemic world, we must build new life — together, writes the senior associate editor of Faith & Leadership.
Valuing our virtual companions on the journey
Important relationships began over Zoom during COVID-19. Let’s not discount their significance as we return to in-person gatherings, writes a communications specialist with Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Pastors were not prepared for the digital demands of the pandemic. What does that teach us about the next crisis?
Of all the new things they were asked to take on during the pandemic, it was technology work and decision making that pastors felt the least prepared for, according to a two-year study from Texas A&M University.
I can’t hug, but I can listen: My experience as a death doula during COVID-19
A death doula trained to help people who are dying and grieving drew upon the Black church tradition of “tarrying” during the pandemic.
Working online from home is fraught for queer clergy
COVID burst into our homes without our consent, upending nearly every part of our lives. Very quickly, where we worked, how we moved and what was safe became unclear, especially for queer clergy, writes the executive director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches.
Offering an ongoing response to mental health needs
As Mental Health Awareness Month draws to a close, we must continue to be responsive to a national crisis worsened by COVID-19.
'What is the urgency?'
In this pandemic-informed season, churches and their leaders should not feel rushed into decisions that can safely wait for fuller information and deeper discernment, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
