Clergy Wellness Corner: Why Struggle Alone?
Welcome to the Clergy Wellness Corner!
You are reading the first monthly column of the Clergy Wellness Corner where we'll emphasize different aspects of health and wellness...
Clergy Wellness Corner: “Spiritual Drought”
By Sue Magrath | Sacred Mountain Ministries
It’s been a long, hot summer. Even the western side of the state has had little or no rain in several...
Clergy Wellness: Six Things I Learned From Being Lousy At Prayer
By Meredith Dodd
I have no idea how to pray.
I’m not alone. Scripture reminds us that when it comes to prayer, none of us really...
Clergy Health – A Personal Pastoral Journey
By the Rev. Brad Beeman | Pastor, Bellevue: Aldersgate UMC
I’ll never forget the day I got a personal call from my doctor asking me...
Spiritual Direction as Spiritual Practice
"We spoke for over an hour and in that time she asked me what spiritual direction meant to me. That’s when I said these words: “spiritual direction is a spiritual practice.”"
In a post for the Clergy Wellness Corner, the Rev. Lara Bolger shares her experiences with spiritual direction and encourages colleagues to consider it as a spiritual practice of their own.
Befriending the Body
"Far from viewing our bodies as sacred, we either view our bodies with disgust, or at best, indifference," writes Sue Magrath for the Clergy Wellness Corner. She continues on to share suggestions busy clergy (and others) can incorporate as we seek to "befriend" bodies we sometimes treat with indifference or even disgust.
Walking the Labyrinth: A Step in Spiritual Formation
By Rev. Cheryl A. Fear, Retired
A few years ago I officiated at the wedding of two dear friends. Instead of an honorarium, the bride...
For Those With Depression in the Church: There Is Hope
"I’m not ashamed of my illness. But I am still grappling with what it means to work within a church culture that exacerbates the very illnesses we are called to help heal."
The Rev. Meredith Dodd shares from her experience with mental illness, the support that has worked, and a challenge for us all to recognize what we can do to transform the Church to better express God's love and concern.
Clergy Wellness Corner: “Focus” on the Holy
Rev. David Tinney | Senior Pastor, Vancouver First UMC
I really think photography ought to be added to the list of spiritual disciplines. As we...
A Mindful Advent
For her latest wellness post, Sue Magrath intended to encourage clergy to "attend to their own spiritual Advent journey" but a call to serve as an interim lay person over the season is causing her to reevaluate and redevelop advice that is realistic.
