Clergy Care Programs & Resources
…will find retreat locations, clergy spouse support, coaching opportunities, resources for the whole person and much more. We believe God cares more about you than what you do. Clergy Care…
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80+ Attend Inaugural Clergy Care Conference at IWU
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…
ECD Clergy Care Partners
Clergy Care Partners ECD is committed to partnering with high quality organizations in order to develop the most healthy, fit and effective pastors possible. We are committed to…
The pastors’ pastors
…“[Those who serve with] Thriving Clergy Care Coordinators are designed to care for pastors and the well-being of them and their families.” M ore information on ECD Clergy Care. …
National Study of Wesleyan Clergy and Spouses
…with a national sample of clergy in other denominations. This too will help Wesleyan leaders and clergy care-givers know where we need to best respond to our clergy and spouses….
“Flourishing in Ministry” Research Project
2018 “Flourishing in Ministry” Clergy Wellbeing Survey Education and Clergy development is pleased to announce that Wesleyan clergy are invited to participate again in the national study on clergy wellbeing,…
Education & Clergy Development
…& Wesley. Director of Clergy Care Director, Clergy Development Originally from Hyde Park, New York, Dave serves as Director of Clergy Care & Development. Although his undergrad studies were…
The most significant relationship
…for pastors’ well-being is with their own congregations? a thriving church requires a thriving pastor? Clergy care researcher Dr. Matt Bloom of Notre Dame University helps people learn that clergy…
Flourishing Conference Explores Clergy Well-Being
…ministry,” said Rev. Russ Gunsalus, ECD executive director. Rev. Dave Higle, ECD director of Clergy Care, noted how partnering with other denominations for the betterment of clergy well-being is creating…
Wesleyan Alumni Spotlight: Jake Thurston, Kern Ministry Program
Americans are ranked as the loneliest people in the world. National surveys show the United States is in a loneliness epidemic. Despite being more connected through the internet, cell phones…
“Flourishing in Pastoral Ministry” Conference a success
Education and Clergy Development partnered with Indiana Wesleyan University to hold the inaugural conference on clergy care. The Flourishing in Pastoral Ministry Conference, held on October 11, 2013, in Marion,…
Thrive Financial Spotlight: Florida District
…become healthier. That possibility emerges, in part, from a district’s ability to make clergy care a priority. Thrive Financial Initiative (TFI) is a core part of the Florida District’s approach…
Cross-Training
…Weston WesleyanSermons.com: Dave Ward Women in Ministry: Dave Higle Clergy care The Gathering Thriving Clergy Thrive in 5 Thrive Financial Initiative Pastor Appreciation Women in Ministry 877-REV-CARE Clergy Care…
You are not alone
…Dave Higle, director of Clergy Care & Development, and ECD staff highlighted the initiatives in their department. The Clergy Helpline (800-53PASTOR) is a confidential resource available to pastors, spouses and…
Rugh transitions to full-time role with ECD
…the director of Spanish Ministry Education and Clergy Care. She previously served as assistant district superintendent of the Distrito Hispano del Suroeste of The Wesleyan Church, a position she has…
Flame
…Pastor Appreciation Women in Ministry 877-REV-CARE Clergy Care Retreat Centers Clergy Care Partners Pastor’s Spouse Connection Ministerial Preparation Ministerial Preparation & Ministerio de Educación y Formación Wesleyan Colleges & Approved…
Graduate Student Theological Seminar
…Women in Ministry 877-REV-CARE Clergy Care Retreat Centers Clergy Care Partners Pastor’s Spouse Connection Ministerial Preparation Ministerial Preparation & Ministerio de Educación y Formación Wesleyan Colleges & Approved Seminaries Women…
Being present in the “stuff” of people’s lives
…opportunities (like purchasing a conference ticket or a book purchase) or even an invitation to join a safe small group are all ways clergy can care for chaplains in their…
Soul care retreats address pastors’ spiritual lives
…experience of others who attended one of three soul-care retreats designed specifically for pastors. The pilot Made New retreats were co-sponsored by Education & Clergy Development (ECD) and Wesleyan Publishing…
Healthy, Fit, Effective: New Pastors Orientation 2015
…guest speakers who addressed issues important to incoming pastors. Clergy care has been a theme of particular focus in recent years, shares Director Higle. “It takes a healthy pastor to…
Thrive In 5-Vacations and Your Health
…health at the Duke Clergy Health Initiative. Physical contributor: Dr. David Higle, Director of Clergy Care, Education & Clergy Development Executive editor: Russ Gunsalus Curator of content: Dave Higle…
Retreat guide provides tips to Reclaim Sabbath
This year, Education and Clergy Development encourages pastors and clergy leaders to Reclaim Sabbath like never before. “Sabbath practices often involve times of solitude for recharging and regaining perspective,” said…
Thriving Clergy: Pastorwell
…for clergy well-being,” said Dave Higle, Director of Education and Clergy Development (ECD). Because Full Strength Network shares the same six domains of health–spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, intellectual, financial–set forth…
Shocking News about Wesleyan Pastor Washout: Wesleyan Clergy Retention Study
…gnawing sense that something just isn’t right.* So, those of us here in the Education and Clergy Development office decided to collect and analyze the actual numbers for Wesleyan clergy….