by Rev. Dr. Charity Roberson | Feb 19, 2026 | Coaching, Communication, Congregations, Consulting, Educational Event, Future, History, Interim Ministry, Leadership, News
You may have read earlier this year from our new director, Beth Kennett, that we are headed in some new directions as The Center for Congregational Health. In recent years, we have found ourselves in the same place many of our congregations have. The realities around...
by Rev. Dr. Charity Roberson | Jan 21, 2026 | Anxiety, Congregations, Consulting, Future, History
The 2016 Trend If you are on social media these days, you may have seen the 2016 trend. People are flashing back to 2016 by sharing pictures of themselves ten years ago, sharing details of their lives, reminiscing about what life was like. There are also those...
by Rev. Dr. Charity Roberson | Oct 15, 2025 | Anxiety, Congregations, Consulting, Leadership, Ministers
You ever had an injury? Something just stops working like it’s supposed to. You wake up one morning with a pain and you may not even been sure where it started but now you know something is not right. But you decide to wait. Just see if it takes care of itself. Making...
by Caitie Jackson | May 16, 2025 | Communication, Consulting, Educational Event, Future, Leadership
On May 5th, a gathering of diverse groups of leaders met at First Baptist on Fifth in Winston-Salem to explore new ways of connection and purpose for congregations and communities. We aimed to gain insights on how the Center for Congregational Health (CCH) can best...
by Rev. Dr. Charity Roberson | Apr 16, 2025 | Consulting, Leadership
I was in a meeting with other ministers this week where I introduced myself as the senior consultant for The Center for Congregational Health, which is my full time job. But then I mentioned, since this was an ordination council for my local association, that I also...
by Rev. Dr. Charity Roberson | Feb 19, 2025 | Anxiety, Coaching, Consulting, Future
Writing a Congregational Story of Change and Transition “I’m ready for us to not feel like we are in transition.” This sentiment came from a lay leader at a church recently, but is a sentiment I have heard so many times from both clergy and congregations. And each...
