"Pastors are uniquely equipped to help people contemplating suicide." This new article by G. Jeffrey MacDonald, journalist and UCC minister, backs up its headline. But pastors aren't the only people who can support friends and neighbors who might be in a suicidal crisis. Fellow parishioners can, too, especially with some training. I'm the Rhonda Mawhood … Continue reading Rector quoted in new article from “Faith & Leadership”
Holding onto life, together
One of the benefits clergy receive, for which I’m grateful, is two weeks every year to devote to continuing education. I have used this time for retreats, writing workshops, catching up on my reading, studying conflict management, and visiting historic churches. I’m not as creative as my friends who have taken improv comedy classes or … Continue reading Holding onto life, together