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Re: 5 ways to improve clergy health

HHH — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:20:00 -0000

this will need a lot of re education in all parts, clergy, DS, bishops seminaries, etc. Most unhealthy working habits are created in seminary where curriculum does not takes into consideration new seminarians profile (second career, many working full time jobs). Then, bishops telling clergy that they should work and average of 60 hours a week to be considered effective - add to that the financial pressures of minimum equitable salaries, etc, etc - one aspect that needs to be considered is covenant groups.

Re: 5 ways to improve clergy health

Unknown — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:18:00 -0000

For this to have any meaning everything from seminary education, to appointment making to how SPRCs and clergy conduct themselves will require extensive changes. This can be applied both to clergy health as well as denominational health.

Re: 5 ways to improve clergy health

Unknown — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:15:00 -0000

For this to have any meaning everything from seminary education, to appointment making to how SPRCs and clergy themselves must extensive changes. This can be applied both to clergy health as well as denominational health.

Re: 5 ways to improve clergy health

This committee get my thanks a — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:52:00 -0000

This committee get my thanks and "A" for effort. I just hope this sparks some conversation and maybe a change here and there. The BoP of course does not make appointments and some of this runs counter to how appointments have been made for decades. Being on call 24/7 does not make for clergy health, and that, church, structures this work like nothing else.