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2 days ago · Despite notoriously low wages, 31% of clergy said they are in “great” financial health, 34% said they are in “good” financial health, 24% are in “fair” financial health, and 12% are in “poor” financial health. Again, financial health is correlated with overall health and wellness. Generational gaps did appear.
2 days ago · MAARTEN—Fine white sand and turquoise waters sound like the perfect setting for rest and relaxation. But for one southwest Florida Baptist pastor, this setting was a perfect opportunity to plant a church on a Caribbean Island. Just six days after landing in St. Maarten for a three-month sabbatical, David Acton, pastor at New Hope Baptist ...
3 days ago · Make sure your pastor has times of rest, reflection, recreation, and renewal. He should take time for his family, go on retreats, attend conferences, be part of a local clergy support group, and every 7 years take a sabbatical. • Pastors face the emotional burdens of ministry. When people leave the church, we take it personally.
1 day ago · 1. It goes without saying, doesn’t it, that there’s nothing inherently sacred about the word ‘church’. It’s an English word that Jesus never used, and it’s one way translators have chosen to render the Greek word ekklesia (which it’s also likely Jesus never used because he spoke Aramaic primarily).
2 days ago · Church of the Resurrection, Loudon TN The Right Rev. Brian L. Cole. As a way of preparing to reaffirm our ordination vows, I would invite you to keep a moment of silent prayer, recalling the holy silence that surrounded you in the moments before the Spirit of Wisdom made you a clergy person in this church. (Silence).
1 day ago · "Religion's negative teaching about LGBTQ people are driving younger Americans to leave church," Deckman says. "We found that about 60% of Americans who are under the age of 30 who have left ...
2 days ago · The Living into Right Relations Leadership Circle has developed some ideas to help communities of faith dedicate their copies of the Mohawk Bible with respect and gratitude, including liturgical resources, video clips of Harvey Satewas Gabriel reading from the Mohawk Bible and other resources about the significance of this translation.