S4 E18: Clergy Are People Too: No, Really.

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by the Center for Congregations 10/19/2022

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In this episode of the Center for Congregations podcast, Marty Sawyers of the Full Strength Network and John Opalewski of Converge Coaching share their experience and insight on the challenges clergy leaders face every day. This episode will help non-clergy members of a congregation learn more about the pressures of being clergy, how to better support their leadership, and the impact of clergy stress on the congregation as a whole.

Resources

Center for Congregations Podcast Season 1 Episode 3: Do We Have to Hide Our Pain

Access the resources mentioned in this episode.

Center for Congregations Podcast Season 3 Episode 6: Don't Be a Clergy Killer

https://thecrg.org/collections/Don_t_Be_a_Clergy_Killer

Full Strength Network

https://fullstrength.org/

Converge Coaching

https://convergecoach.com/

Preparing for Amazement Ministries

https://amazed15.org/

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Ben Tapper

Ben Tapper is an associate for resource consulting with the Center for Congregations. Ben has a passion for communal healing and restoration. He is also a consultant on CRG Chat and helps with social media.

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Matt Burke

Matt Burke is the director of the Northeast Center for Congregations in Fort Wayne and serves as the Center’s Education Director statewide. Matt has a background in classroom, digital and experiential education and most recently served as the associate director of Learning Science at Kaplan Test Prep. He is passionate about using education to develop deeper faith in congregational participants.

Matt earned a B.A. in Religion from Mount Vernon Nazarene University and a Masters of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Kelly, and his two sons, Silas and Levi. Matt also loves storytelling in films, books and music and finding the intersections of faith and popular culture.

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