Why wise churches take sabbaticals
October 8, 2023
Professors get sabbaticals. Some pastors are granted sabbaticals or study leaves. Why not also allow them for churches?
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Pastor appreciation: Dozens of ways to show gratitude to families in ministry
October 7, 2023
Pastor Appreciation Month: Pastors often work long hours, attend to the needs of their congregation day and night, and sacrifice personal time and resources for the betterment of their flock.
Sexual addiction: ‘I don’t know of a bigger threat to the church,’ therapist says
September 14, 2023
Given the secrecy and shame surrounding pornography usage, researchers offer widely divergent statistics about its prevalence in the church. But few question the reality of the problem — both in the pews and in the pulpits.
Pastors’ families offered free retreat time to rest, rejuvenate
August 24, 2023
“One thing that people don’t fully understand is the demand on a pastor’s time, resources and energy,” Jeff Yant, executive director of Lake Yale.
Pastor sabbatical grant helps pastors escape burnout
July 31, 2023
The timing, according to Randal Lyle, “could not have been better.” “I think I was like a lot of people,” said Lyle, longtime pastor of
Pastor opens up about burnout, stress in ministry
May 2, 2023
Editor’s note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. May 22, 2022 will forever be etched in the memory of Keith Vaughan, pastor of Valley Grove
First Person: What a pastor should consider before leaving a church
April 16, 2023
Pastoral transitions happen. Life happens. And sometimes pastors need to move on. If not, in time, our mortality will force a transition! Those can be
Study: Growing number of pastors losing confidence, considering leaving ministry
March 23, 2023
Pastors are feeling increasingly dissatisfied with their jobs, and more than 40 percent have considered leaving the ministry in the past 12 months. That’s according
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