5 minutes-emotional Archives - The Wesleyan Church

Thrive In 5: Emotional – Establishing Healthy Boundaries

Dr. David Higle | March 15, 2019 | Blog Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5

As a pastor, you know how important your emotional vitality is to ministry. Take 5 minutes to consider the following suggestions of how you can establish and maintain boundaries to protect your own emotional health and sense of well-being.

Thrive In 5: Relational

Dr. Virginia Holeman | September 13, 2018 | Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5 Thriving Clergy

What is a secret to strong relationships? In his book “The Relationship Cure,” relational researcher, John Gottman, suggests that we should be on the lookout for “bids for connection” and turn toward these bids whenever we can. What is a bid for connection? A...

Thrive In 5: Emotional – Anxiety

Dr. Virginia Holeman | July 31, 2018 | Blog Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5 Thriving Clergy

Here are five things you can do to turn off your God-given anxiety alarm bells when they are over active.

Thrive In 5: Emotional

Dr. Virginia Holeman | May 9, 2018 | Blog Education & Clergy Development Thrive in 5 Thriving Clergy

How do you feel about the person you are with when you are all alone? This is when your capacity for self-loathing or self-liking reveals itself. The odds are good that you may experience either attitude about your “self” at one time or another. As a pastor,...