In 1935 the United States Forest Service (USFS) instituted a policy called the “10 a.m. policy.” Already using fire suppression as the way of dealing with devastating wildfires for two decades, the 10 a.m. policy was instituted in response to particularly bad fire seasons in the early 1930s. This order mandated that “ every fire
We invite you to download our new Self-Facilitated Retreat Guide to foster Practices of Resilience. This is not another daily devotional to add to your list of things to do. It is a flexible, self-paced mini-retreat that can be done on your own time, at your own pace, wherever you are. You can do this
We’re sharing some of our favorite insightful moments from our discussions about Clergy Burnout in Season 2 of the Transforming Engagement podcast. In ten minutes or less per episode, you’ll get bite-sized words of wisdom to consider and share. You can listen to these mini-episodes and subscribe to Transforming Engagement, The Podcast on your favorite
Did you know that October is Pastor Appreciation Month? Now more than ever, pastors need support. A number of external stressors, such as increasing job demands, financial stress, and community division, are placed on pastors that contribute to feelings of overwhelm and burnout. How can our congregations and communities step up to relieve some of
Listen and Subscribe on: Apple | Spotify | Amazon Music (Audible) In this final episode of our Clergy Burnout series, co-hosts Kate Rae Davis, MDiv, and Rose Madrid Swetman, DMin, revisit the many rich conversations they’ve had with our guests this season. In these conversations, we heard new perspectives, learned new things, and confirmed so much of the research that’s
Listen and Subscribe on: Apple | Spotify | Amazon Music (Audible) In this episode of our Clergy Burnout series, we’re joined by Lisa Sharon Harper, founder and president of Freedom Road, which helps organizations in multiple sectors do justice. She’s a speaker, writer, and most recently the author of Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World. She
If you cross the river from Georgetown in Seattle and find yourself in need of a cup of coffee, you’d probably find your way to Resistencia Coffee, a little shop I have the joy of co-owning with my wife and a few neighbors. If you get a cup of coffee and decide you’d like some
Listen and Subscribe on: Apple | Spotify | Amazon Music (Audible) In this episode of our Clergy Burnout series, we’re joined by a panel of three individuals who have recently left the pastorate. Karlene Clark, Trevor Grindle, and Martha Wood vulnerably share their experience with burnout and the pressures that ultimately led to them choosing to walk away from
In this episode of our Clergy Burnout series, we’re joined by writer and journalist Anne Helen Petersen, to take a look at clergy burnout through a systemic and cultural lens. As the author of Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation and contributor to the Clergy Burnout Report from the Center for Transforming Engagement, Anne
Listen and Subscribe on: Apple | Spotify | Amazon Music (Audible) In this episode of our Clergy Burnout series hosted by Kate Rae Davis, MDiv, and Rose Madrid Swetman, DMin, we’re joined by a panel of three clergy members to discuss the challenges they are facing in their current contexts and what keeps them going. You’ll hear different vantage points