Center for Health: In the News

South Georgia Clergy Shed Pounds, Focus on Health
This article from UMPortal.com takes an in-depth look at how clergy and their spouses have utilized Center for Health programs and resources in their efforts to improve their health.

5 Ways to Improve Clergy Health
This UMNS Report by Heather Hahn examines the Church System Task Force's recommendations concerning ways to help pastors lead healthier lives, be more effective pastors and enjoy more abundant lives.

Pastor Loses 200 Pounds, Finds New Ways to Reach the Hopeless
This article from The Call profiles Rev. Richard Richter, who lost over 200 pounds though diet and exercise over a two year period.

UM Systems Difficult for Clergy, More So for Women
This article in The Flyer describes how the Church Systems Task Force identified thirteen key factors that have a negative effect on UM clergy health. The Flyer is published by the General Commission on the Status and Roll of Women (GCSRW).

Clergy Health and Wholeness
Article from New World Outlook November-December 2010 issue, General Board of Global Ministries. Used by permission.

“The High Cost of Physical Health”
Circuit Rider magazine’s “Global Health” issue features a story about the Center for Health’s Church Systems Task Force (CSTF) findings regarding clergy health. It shares how some annual conferences are responding and points to the Center for Health and its initiatives as a resource for clergy.

Multi-Phase Research Update: December 1, 2009
The CSTF, under chairperson, Bishop Hope Morgan Ward, has prepared an update of CSTF research activities over the past eight months. The release describes the multi-phased research approach and preliminary findings about the factors identified that have significant impact on clergy health. The CSTF was charged by General Conference 2008; it continues to investigate Church systems’ impact on clergy health and well-being.

CSTF and Virgin HealthMiles
The CSTF and the Virgin HealthMiles (VHM) walking program are featured in an article on the General Board of Higher Education & Ministry website.