Websites of Interest
PC(USA) Company of Pastors
John Calvin was right: encouraging and enhancing the theological vocation of pastors is an urgent task of the church. Pastors are responsible for their particular congregation reflecting on the faith. In order to nourish this reflection, however, pastors must nourish this reflection in their own life.
In response to this need for theological reflection and nurture of "thinking the faith" that the Office of Theology and Worship has established The Company of Pastors.
Davidson Center Clergy Program
The Clergy Program offers a unique, comprehensive personal assessment and continuing leadership skills for clergy and church professionals of all faith traditions.
Participants receive access to experienced professionals who provide tools to build stronger resilience, health, and wholeness. The leaders have high levels of experience, education, and training with and for clergy.
The Clergy Program is designed as an opportunity for church professionals to sustain faithfulness to their vocation as well as discern options in time of transition, sabbatical, and retirement
Presbytery Pastoral Care Network (PPCN) Newsletters
Presbytery Pastoral Care Network (PPCN) is a nationwide effort involving hundreds of Presbyterians engaged in and concerned about the care and support of ministers in the Presbyterian Church (USA). It began in the early 1990s when a group of presbytery executives gathered to discuss issues relating to the pastoral care of ministers.
Papers Worth Reading
default Friends for Life: An Emerging Biology of Emotional Healing
default goodwords - News from the good grief center for bereavement support
default Thou Shalt Not Turn Me Into a False Idol
Pastoral Care Prayer Request