Mental health: Clergy burnout is a growing concern in polarised churches. A summit offers coping strategies
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports ahead of this week’s church mental health summit in the US…
In the US, Francis Collins urges evangelicals: “Love your neighbour”, get COVID-19 vaccine
RNS Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health and an outspoken evangelical Christian, urged his fellow evangelicals, many of whom have resisted the COVID-19 vaccine, to get the shot and encourage others to do the same. “It’s not just about this decision for yourself; it’s also about the opportunity to do something […]
Mental health: As depression, anxiety, grief spike during pandemic and protest, US churches offer hope, resources
At a time of the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing protests over racism, EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how Christian leaders, organisations and churches in the US are providing resources to care for people’s mental health…
Ready to go back to church? 10 things to consider before heading to worship
RNS An evangelical research centre focused on disaster response has detailed key steps US churchgoers might take as they contemplate attending reopened churches. Wheaton College’s Humanitarian Disaster Institute in Illinois released a series of documents this week to augment the guidelines of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The institute previously created a website with coronavirus-related resources […]
OPTIMISTIC OR HOPEFUL?
In a recent interview in the UK, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, spoke of the difference between optimism and hope, saying he was “never optimistic”, but “always hopeful”. PICTURE: Pablo Heimplatz/Unsplash “Optimism is a part of your personality or not…Optimism is human-created…” he said. “Hope rests on the faithfulness of God in Christ. And […]
BOOKS: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DISASTER COMES INTO YOUR LIFE
DAVID ADAMS reads disaster psychologist Jamie Aten’s book about the journey his life took when things went wrong in his own life…