Ed Moore: Clergy depression paralyzes
One of the first faculties to suffer when a pastor stumbles into the valley of shadows is the capacity for theological reflection, says a Christian leader who has struggled with depression.
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After helping a woman step back from the brink of suicide, a pastor realizes that it was his own journey in grief that had prepared him to offer her the path to redemption.
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In full panic after diagnosing herself online with a terminal illness, the Rev. Catherine Caimano took the nudge Jesus offered, pondering anew the brevity of our days and the opportunity to live them without fear.
James Howell: Mad leadership
Could it be that emotional or psychological struggles are not burdens merely to overcome, but actual gifts of the Spirit to the church?
Gannon Sims: From hostility to hospitality
Ministry in a troubled neighborhood led one pastor to start The Well Community, a church just for the mentally ill.
Penny Edgell: The church as source of emotional support (part 2)
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