Reverend Mom
By Rev. Debbie Sperry
It was Christmas Eve, 7:00pm and time for the traditional service to start. The organist played and I walked down the...
Playing Hurt
By Rev. Earl D. Lane | Pateros Community United Methodist Church
Question: What do Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, Russell Wilson (quarterback, Seattle Seahawks),...
Calling all Clergy Spouses!
Dear Clergy of the PNW and their Partners/Spouses,
You may have heard that the PNW Conference is widening its focus on clergy wellness to include...
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...
Good News, Bad News: Clergy Wellness Survey Results
By Sue Magrath | Sacred Mountain Ministries
I want to personally thank all of you who took the time to respond to our survey. We ended up with...
Clergy Wellness Corner: Avoiding Burnout
By Rev. John J. Shaffer
As I reflect on my 51 years in ministry, I am aware that ministry, for the most part, remained fun...
The Complicated Gift of Being a Clergy Spouse
By Patrick Scriven | Director of Communications, Young People’s Ministries
Being a clergy spouse is a complicated gift. In my experience, it has many positives...
Kryptonite
By Sue Magrath | Sacred Mountain Ministries
We all have it—that area of vulnerability, the Achilles heel which we hope will never catch up with us. But it...
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...
Compassion Fatigue
By Rev. Joy Martin, ordained deacon
Imagine my surprise when an accomplished organizational development author and speaker once told me, "Your problem is that you...
