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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Thu06Feb2025Thu03Apr2025
A new semester of core curriculum begins with the first class on Thursday. February 6. Click here to register and learn more about the core curriculum, and electives, being offered this fall.
We partner with Pinnacle Leadership Associates t [read more…]
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Thu13Mar2025
This class will meet March 13, 20, April 3, 10, from 1 - 3 each day.
Group coaching involves any group of individuals, whether they know one another and differ in their needs and ultimate aims. In group coaching, the focus is on the individ [read more…]
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Mon19May2025Thu22May2025
Faith communities are looking for assistance in meeting the increasingly complex challenges of mission, ministry and congregational life. The programmatic, cookie-cutter answers once offered by denominations and traditional consultants are [read more…]
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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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