Michelle Wood |
September 27, 2023 |
Central location for the Clergy Care programs and Resources from the Education & Clergy Development team.
Michelle Wood |
September 25, 2023 |
ECD Home Thriving Clergy Ministerial Preparation Ministerio de Educación en Español Wesleyan Higher Education Thrive Financial Initiative Women in Ministry Looking for Resources?Try your search on Resource Center Education & Clergy Development offers a...
Micah Kimball |
September 8, 2020 |
News, Featured News, Local Church
Clergy care coordinators reach out to pastors and their families with prayers and calls and facilitate pastors’ access to resources like counseling or educational funding.
TWC |
May 27, 2017 |
Discipleship, Blog, Thriving Clergy
As we all know by now, studies show that being a pastor (of any sort) is one of the most gratifying, fulfilling vocations around AND AT THE SAME TIME one of the most challenging and stressful. What we don’t know is just how pastors in The Wesleyan Church fit into that...
Dave Higle |
November 6, 2017 |
News
Research shows that the most significant relationship for pastors’ well-being is with their congregations.
Dave Higle |
October 17, 2013 |
Discipleship, Blog, Thriving Clergy
Education and Clergy Development in the new quadrennium was to start a conference for clergy care givers—the counselors and others who offer front line assistance to pastors dealing with personal issues. The published focus of the conference is to “investigate best...
Ethan Linder |
September 5, 2023 |
News, HPS
Understanding, advocating for and supporting clergy during Pastor Appreciation Month 2023.
Dave Higle |
October 6, 2017 |
News
“This conference offers a unique and much-needed platform for public sharing of important, cutting-edge research and best practices so we can help clergy and their families to flourish for a lifetime of ministry,” said Rev. Russ Gunsalus.
TWC |
April 26, 2017 |
ECD Home Thriving Clergy Ministerial Preparation Ministerio de Educación en Español Wesleyan Higher Education Thrive Financial Initiative Women in Ministry Looking for Resources?Try your search on Resource Center The Education and Clergy Development Division of The...
David Higle |
November 4, 2013 |
News
The Flourishing in Pastoral Ministry Conference, held on October 11, 2013, in Marion, Ind., explored “best theories and practices for fostering clergy wellness.”
Russ Gunsalus |
February 25, 2016 |
Culture, Blog, Thriving Clergy
Please forgive me for the sensational title but the news about Wesleyan pastoral retention is indeed shocking. If I asked you, “How many pastors washout of ministry in their first five years?”, what would you say, 30…40…50…even 60...
Russ Gunsalus |
March 29, 2019 |
News
Rugh has already made a significant impact in her role as director of Spanish Ministry Education and Clergy Care.
Ethan Linder |
October 16, 2020 |
Blog
This role is important, because—according to Styers—the problem with executing clergy care is not a lack of concern, but a lack of time on the part of district leaders. “We try our very best to not let people fall through the cracks…
Ethan Linder |
October 19, 2020 |
Blog, Thriving Clergy
“Sometimes pastors don’t avail themselves of things until there is a crisis; we’re trying to encourage pastors to be thinking ahead about what kinds of habits of mind and heart they can begin to make part of their life before there’s a crisis,”
Belinda Selfridge |
October 21, 2019 |
News, Featured News
Newly ordained pastors of The Wesleyan Church were celebrated, encouraged and resourced at the event specifically crafted for them.
Ed Stetzer |
December 10, 2015 |
Blog
In a blog post for Christianity Today, Ed Stetzer examines the retention rate from 2005-2008 for clergy within The Wesleyan Church.
David Higle |
September 20, 2021 |
News, Featured News, Local Church
Just like you need a pastor’s care and support, a pastor needs the same in return.
Michelle Wood |
December 21, 2018 |
ECD Home Thriving Clergy Ministerial Preparation Ministerio de Educación en Español Wesleyan Higher Education Thrive Financial Initiative Women in Ministry Looking for Resources?Try your search on Resource Center Clergy Care Partners ECD is committed to...
Dave Higle |
May 27, 2017 |
Thriving Clergy, Thrive in 5
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. Apostle Paul, 1 Cor. 6:19-20 Bodily Spirituality: Five Reasons to...
Jessica White |
October 10, 2017 |
Blog, Education & Clergy Development
Have you ever had the Holy Spirit confirm a calling? If so, you know these moments tend to be catalytic for your life trajectory. Brian Webb—the current Sustainability Director at Houghton College—recalls a moment when he was called to lead other believers in the...
David Higle |
May 22, 2015 |
News
Education & Clergy Development and Wesleyan Publishing House partnered to host Made New Retreats in three cities. The soul care retreats were for pastors and focused on their spiritual lives.
Gabriela Garver |
January 20, 2016 |
Discipleship, Thriving Clergy
On November 18-19, 2015, Education and Clergy Development hosted its annual New Pastor Orientation at Wesleyan Headquarters in Fishers, IN. The conference reached out to pastors newly ordained or serving in their first appointment in The Wesleyan Church. This year, 23...
Dave Higle |
March 15, 2018 |
News
The guide serves as a method to assist pastors and clergy leaders in taking steps to truly reclaim the Sabbath.
Tricia Rife |
August 6, 2018 |
News
The Pacific Southwest District event for women in ministry is designed to encourage and support the pastors through sharing experiences and deepening relationships.