by CT Admin | May 2, 2025 | Pastoral Care Insights
Funerals are not formulas. Grieving hearts don’t heal on a schedule. As pastors, one of our sacred duties is accompanying people in their most vulnerable moments. But doing so wisely requires patience, humility, and the ability to let go of tidy answers. This post...
by CT Admin | May 2, 2025 | Pastoral Care Insights
From constant crisis response to spiritual fatigue, today’s ministers face an unprecedented load. Burnout doesn’t just show up as exhaustion—it often appears as cynicism, disengagement, or a loss of joy in preaching. This post outlines key signs of pastoral burnout,...
by CT Admin | May 2, 2025 | Pastoral Care Insights
In our eagerness to help, pastors can often feel pressure to “fix” the pain parishioners bring. But some of the most profound pastoral moments happen when we simply sit with people in silence, offering compassionate presence rather than quick solutions....
