Caring for Caregivers: Sustaining Those Who Serve Others
Caregivers can experience compassion fatigue, which is emotional exhaustion from always being around others’ pain. This can look like irritability, feeling distant, or being very tired.
Self-care for pastors
The Pastor’s Family: Balancing Ministry, Marriage, and Mental Health
Pastors do not carry the weight of ministry alone. Their families feel the schedule, stress, and expectations as well. This article explores honest realities of clergy family life and offers simple ways to care for marriage, children, and mental health while serving the church.
Serving Through the Season: Caring for Pastors at Christmas
Christmas can be holy and heavy for pastors at the same time. This article offers compassionate guidance for clergy who are carrying extra weight during the season, with reflections on expectations, rest, boundaries, and finding Christ in the quiet places of ministry.
The Role of Pastors in Educating Congregations about Mental Health
Pastors shape health literacy every Sunday. From stigma-breaking sermons to small-group conversations and clear referral pathways, clergy can normalize help-seeking, equip volunteers, and build trauma-informed ministries that prevent crises and connect people to timely, licensed care.
Challenges Faced by Clergy in Seeking Mental Health Support
Pastors need care too. Explore stigma, confidentiality fears, cost, and access barriers clergy face—and practical paths to safe, faith-informed support.
