Addressing the crisis in clergy health by Amy Frykholm Being a pastor is bad for your health. Pastors have little time for exercise. They often eat meals in the car or at potluck dinners not known for their fresh green salads. The demands on their time are unpredictable and never ending, and … [Read more...]
Silent Clergy Killers: ‘Toxic’ Congregations
Source: Huffington Post, with a hat tip to the American Orthodox Institute. They are called “clergy killers” — congregations where a small group of members are so disruptive that no pastor is able to maintain spiritual leadership for long. And yet ministers often endure the stresses of these dysfu … [Read more...]
The Orthodox Clergy Wife
by Matushka Valerie G. Zahirsky What does it mean to have a wonderful title, and no real job description? The position of the wife of a priest is exactly this. The various languages or every Orthodox country have titles of honor for the priest’s wife. Some might literally be translated as ‘ … [Read more...]
So You Think You Want To Be A Priest’s Wife…
From the blog The Orthodox Clergy Wife by Presbytera Anonyma, a solid list for the priest-wife-to-be. A brave woman, as this list illustrates. Before you head off on your husband-search to seminary or to a choir concert featuring eager young men in black singing liturgical music, make your … [Read more...]
Mission Bundles Back Until Dec. 23rd – Midnight
Well, I want to thank everyone for your input and requests. Because so many of you have requested it, Preachers Institute will continue offering our popular Mission Bundles until midnight on Dec. 23rd. Once again, we are offering 'Bundles' of our Ebooks for the Advent and Christmas Season. Many of … [Read more...]
Clergy Burnout and Fatigue
by Fr. George Morelli This excellent article was first published on Orthodoxytoday.org, where much of Fr. Morelli’s writings appear. We offer to our overworked, underpaid, and often exhausted brethren, in the hopes that they may be refreshed who are weary in well-doing. It is placed under ‘S … [Read more...]
On How Clergy Ought To Speak
by St. Ambrose of Milan The voice should not be languid, nor feeble, nor womanish in its tone — such a tone of voice as many are in the habit of using, under the idea of seeming important. It should preserve a certain quality, and rhythm, and a manly vigour. For all to do what is best suited to t … [Read more...]
