Dear Father and Presvytera, Thank you for your interest in the Clergy Initiative - Ministerial Excellence Fund. The goal of the MEF is to have all of our clergy participate in financial literacy training and to provide grants for those having need to reduce or alleviate their financial challenges. By reducing these burdens, these grants [...]
Clergy-in-Kairos Program for Priests and Clergy Couples at the Pastoral Institute, Columbus, GA Increasingly, priests and clergy couples are encountering a variety of challenges and effects of accumulated stress in their personal and relational life. Seeking support to work through these challenges can be a challenge in itself. Below you will find: information on a 5-day [...]
"What does marriage have to do with leadership? If you are married, everything. Nothing will undermine your effectiveness as a leader faster than a bad marriage." What an important truth for priests and clergy wives! In the article, "How to Become Your Spouse's Best Friend: 3 Straightforward Steps to a Relationship that Lasts," Michael Hyatt [...]
This webinar explores how and why the act of listening, in our intimate relationships and in pastoral care, is intimately connected with the interior life of the heart and our own spiritual life and is often the greatest act of love we can offer to those whom we serve. In particular, we look at listening [...]
Below you will find the opening paragraphs of an outstanding article you can read in its entirety on the “Christianity Today” website. This website is free; all you need to do to subscribe is to register. Many outstanding, practical resources that are compatible with Orthodoxy can be found on this site. This particular article explores [...]
In this webinar we will explore how and the why the act of listening, in our intimate relationships and our pastoral care, ...
As priests and clergy wives we are integral members of two primary families that intersect--our home family and our church family. In this webinar, Dr. Rossi will explore the process of becoming a healing presence in all of our relationships, beginning in our homes and extending to all of those we encounter in our parish [...]
"The Priest's Life and Work," by Father John Guy Winfrey: a beautiful, personal reflection on the priesthood. It can be found at: https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/byzantinefrontier/priests-life-work/
Join us on on Thursday, September 15 at 1:00 pm EST. The topic will be: "Becoming a Healing Presence," the title of Dr. Rossi's most recent book. In this webinar Dr. Rossi will explore what it means and takes to become a healing presence in our relationships, both in our home family and our church family. He will address being a healing presence to those who are difficult to love, aggressive parishioners, etc.
Moving and touching article about a painful split, repentance, and the struggle of a parish to heal.
