Most church workers have family and friends scattered through the country. This reality contains many blessings, but honest struggle as well.…
Church Worker Wellness
‘Reporter’ Insert: Church worker wellness
The January 2019 supplement to the Reporter highlights how The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is focused on church worker wellness.…
Sunday morning and the church work family
If Sunday is a “working day” for church workers and their families, where do they grab a moment of worship and rest?…
Life transitions and the church work marriage
Life is full of transitions! What unique transitions exist in ministry life and marriages? How can workers build up their marriages in the face of transition?…
New wellness webpage offers resources for church workers
One of the seven mission priorities of the LCMS Board for National Mission is to “promote and nurture the spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being of pastors and professional church workers.”…
Dear Church Worker – your identity is still your baptism
Our identity is not found in our vocations, but in Christ alone. This is a reminder we need daily in ministry life.…
Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength: The Intimidation, Impact, and Invitation of Wellness
There is only so much time, energy, and money in this world and a lot pulling at our attention, particularly as workers in the church. Introducing one tool to help you grow in wellness……
PKs, church work kids, any kids and expectations
What special expectations do we have for the children of our church workers? Offering grace to all the children in our churches.…
Mental health and pastoral ministry
The Holy Ministry does not bubble wrap pastors. In fact, it can compound mental health stressors in ways that many other vocations do not.…
The secret identity of a pastor’s wife
What do you wish people saw in you, or do you wish they saw if they looked beyond one title or vocation?…
Church workers and spouses invited to participate in online wellness focus groups
The focus groups will provide the opportunity to give feedback crucial to helping workers and their families throughout the Synod.…
Walther’s breakdown
Even the greatest of Christians can suffer from mental illness. In this letter from C.F.W. Walther to his congregation, Walther describes his debilitating depression and the beginnings of respite and …