by The Center for Transforming Engagement | Apr 25, 2025 | Clergy, Growth, Leaders, Resilience
This article is an excerpt from an interactive discussion with Organizational Psychologist and Executive Coach Dana Scannell, PhD and Dr. Rose Madrid Swetman, of the Center for Transforming Engagement. Dana and Rose share the challenges they hear as they do consulting...
by The Center for Transforming Engagement | Sep 13, 2024 | Leaders, Clergy, Growth
Pastoring in today’s world is NOT for the faint of heart. Not only do clergy and religious leaders shepherd people’s spiritual lives, they are often expected to be counselors, friends, financial advisors, mentors and more. Read more about pastoral stress and trauma...
by Andrea Sielaff, MA | Jan 17, 2024 | Blog, Clergy, Leaders
Social constraint is the perception that other people don’t want to hear about your life and problems. It’s the thing that makes you decide not to give a real answer when someone asks how you are doing. It’s the thing that makes you swallow your own hurt or stifle...
by Kate Rae Davis, EdD, MDiv | Jan 19, 2022 | Blog, Clergy
Pastors, and all other types of Clergy are not immune to human problems We are early in the new year, both in the calendar and liturgically. With Epiphany, we conclude the Christmas season in which we celebrated the birth of Jesus, the arrival of Emmanuel, the...