Tag: Clergy

A new study from Denmark, in rising clergy burnout problem. Perhaps it is not overwork but an unfair system and too many bosses. Who is

What happens when you don’t really like your parish priest? Does it matter? We certainly don’t “like” everyone we encounter in this life. Some people just rub us the wrong way. It may be something trivial like their voice or their wardrobe — superficial reasons to be sure but even such small things may mask deeper reasons.

The Rev. Robyn Barnes, rector at St. Peter’s Church in Edmonton, offers a compelling response to the question, “How are you going to save the

Here’s the story of Chris Roussell, a former Catholic priest whose longing for a family led him to leave the Catholic priesthood, and whose subsequent

A rising trend of non-stipendary clergy who are called from within their congregation and educated in non-traditional seminaries is noted by

Non-denominational pastor Jay Haizlip, featured in the Oxygen Network’s new program “Preachers of L.A.,” thinks the reality show is going to be “phenomenal for the

The Rev. Billy Doidge Kilgore writes a post on the Ministry Matters blog that says“I’m done fixing the church”:

As more women become ordained companies that make clothing and vestments are changing their styles. CM Almy:

From ABC news: Each morning, Senate Chaplain Barry Black opens the session with a prayer to guide senators throughout their day. But from the onset

A sweet story about a widow and a widower who met and married from yesterday’s New York Times. The widow is Dana Fern, and the