Compiled from blog posts, Facebook messages and personal conversations, a pastor shares what he feels is the top challenge for clergy wives. https://thomrainer.com/2014/02/12-reasons-pastors-wives-are-lonely/
A minster writes about three things that help him through his day. https://paulchappell.com/2012/12/05/marriage-and-ministry/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZpZkvcU2_s&feature=youtu.be
On Thursday, May 17th at 3:00 PM (EST), Dr. Tom Miller will offer a webinar exclusively for clergy couples entitled: Caring for the Dying: Listening to God. As clergy couples, we are often called upon to be with parishioners and their families when they face serious illness and are stripped of their own resources. Such situations are opportunities [...]
The Center for Family Care of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese will be hosting another webinar exclusively for clergy couples on Wednesday, January 27 at 1:00 pm EST. His Grace, Bishop John Abdalah, Bishop of the the Diocese of Worcester and New England for the Antiochian Archdiocese will offer the webinar, which is entitled, "Where Do We Find Energy for All the Demands?" Widowed several years ago, Bishop John served as a parish priest in the Pittsburgh area for many years.
November 4th at 1 PM EST - Fr. Vasileios Thermos is a priest in the Church of Greece and a practicing psychiatrist specializing in childhood and adolescent psychiatry. He has been a Visiting Scholar at many academic institutions around the world. Fr. Vasileios has conducted research on clergy health and burnout and is frequently sought [...]
A Conversation Around Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Please join your fellow priests and presvyteres Friday, August 7th at 1:30PM (EST) for a webinar featuring Rev. Dn. Stephen Muse. To register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/9f4a49d2a57642968c34be5db4a05ad8
This article is written by Thom Ranier, a Southern Baptist minister, who has surveyed pastors' wives over the years and has concluded that loneliness afflicts many pastors' wives and for various reasons. Some of the points in this article will resonate with many presvyteres. It may be helpful for both husband and wife to read [...]
By Bob Burns, Tasha D. Chapman and Donald C. Guthrie. This article is an excerpt from the book, Resilient Ministry: What Pastors Told Us About Surviving and Thriving. 2013, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. The article can be found through the link: http://www.ctlibrary.com/le/2013/april-online-only/is-ministry-killing-your-marriage.html This article addresses many of the challenges clergy couples encounter. I suggest [...]
