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

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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Upcoming Events

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    Aug
    2025

    (WEEK 1) Mon 28 July 2025 - Thu 31 July 2025 - 12 - 4 pm ET
    (WEEK 2) Mon 11 Aug 2025 - Thu 14 Aug 2025 – 12 – 4 pm ET

    This is a virtual course (via zoom). It consists of 8 half days (12 PM to 4:00 PM (Eastern Time) on July 28 – July 31, and [read more…]

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    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…]

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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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