by Caitie Jackson | Mar 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
Dear Center for Congregational Health Community, We invite you to help us celebrate the Rev. Dr. Chris Gambill as he retires from many years of service with the Center for Congregational Health and the Wake Forest Baptist Hospital (now Atrium Health, Wake Forest...
by Rev. Dr. Charity Roberson | Feb 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
Who will benefit from this training? What will I be able to do on the other side? This training is ideal for someone with pastoral experience who is looking to begin consulting with congregations in ministerial transition. If you are a trained intentional interim,...
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 Beth Kennett | Oct 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
Over the past few weeks, we have been asking you about postponement — “What have you been, as a faith community, postponing?” Several responses have been around building maintenance and building use. What happens when we postpone maintaining? We are...
by Caitie Jackson | Sep 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
by Craig Schaub For some fifty years, often my bumbled life steps have been marked by the bright keening of Van Morrison. Steps are sometimes numb, but also often taken with misty eyes, and many states in between. Always with slippery intuitions about the bonnie boat,...
by Caitie Jackson | Sep 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
by Tarsha Banister When I walked the rugged coastlines and stood among the ancient stones of Ireland, I could feel the weight of the past beneath my feet. From monastic ruins to famine memorials, the Irish carry their history with a deep reverence — not to be trapped...