helping faith communities and their leaders thrive
The Center for Congregational Health® is a ministry of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s FaithHealth Division, designed to promote health and thriving in faith communities.
We believe that healthy congregations are better equipped to serve their communities, allowing both the congregation and the community to thrive.
Our Services
Consulting
Critical help at the right time—the Center offers professional guidance to congregations that are facing both challenges and opportunities. Learn about our consulting services.
Coaching
Our trained coaches provide direct care and support to individual ministers and lay leaders one-on-one or with small groups -- empowering faith leaders and congregations to build their own capacity to address the challenges they face.
Interim Ministry
Search our database of interim ministers to help congregations during the transition time between pastors.
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Training
We offer learning opportunities in an array of fields.
Upcoming Events
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Mon02Jun2025Fri06Jun2025
This is a virtual course. The course consists of a 5-day classroom experience followed by an invitation to engage in regular conversation and continuing education with other trained interim ministers.
This 5-day course combines the training [read more…]
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Mon18Aug2025Thu21Aug2025
The period of transition after the departure of a minister is an incredibly important and vulnerable time for a congregation. Today, more than ever, this period is filled with questions about the future of the congregation and its staffing [read more…]
Blog
Fulfilling Our Mission and Vision by Michael Cheuk
On May 5th, a gathering of diverse groups of leaders met at First Baptist on Fifth in...
My Guiding Principles – Charity Roberson
I was in a meeting with other ministers this week where I introduced myself as the senior...
Interim Ministers
Join the Association for Intentional Interim Ministry (AIIM) to advance your career in interim ministry with training sessions as well as gain access to our network of churches looking for ministers.
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