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 Beth Kennett | Jan 28, 2026 | Anxiety, Communication, Congregations, Emotional intelligence, Future, History, Leadership, Ministers, News, Relevance, Uncategorized
I have been struck by the dichotomy of news in recent days—Buddhist monks, and their dog, walking for peace and federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents activating chaos and terror resulting in the unnecessary deaths of people. With either side or pole...
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 Beth Kennett | Feb 5, 2025 | Coaching, Congregations, Emotional intelligence, Leadership, Ministers, Relationships
I regularly hear colleagues inquiring about coach training—Is everyone becoming a coach? It seems like everyone calls themselves a coach, is the market saturated? Why is coaching and coach training so popular? What makes your coach training any different from...
