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"The world needs Christian leaders who are spiritually and emotionally healthy. ‘Gifts’ and 'anointing' are important, but they are not enough for sustainable, effective ministry.”
~Rev. Dr. Phaedra D. Blocker, Founder & President
How We Can Work Together
The Center for Clergy & Congregational Wellness partners with clergy, leaders, and organizations to cultivate spiritual depth, leadership capacity, and organizational health.
Choose a pathway below to learn more about how we might work together:
Consulting services are offered independently and are separate from the Center’s programs.
The Wounded Healer, Revisited
What does it mean to care for others while tending to our own wounds?
Those who are called to care for others do not enter that work untouched by life's difficulties. We bring our own stories, vulnerabilities, questions, and experiences of suffering into the spaces where we serve.
But what happens when we become so accustomed to attending to the wounds of others that we neglect our own?
The Wounded Healer, Revisited is a six-week online learning and formation experience that invites clergy, caregivers, educators, nonprofit leaders, and other helping professionals to explore the relationship between their own humanity and their capacity to care.
Together, we'll reflect on the gifts and challenges of caring for others while making room for our own healing, growth, and renewal.
This is an invitation to move beyond the expectation that caregivers must always be strong, always have the answers, or somehow transcend their own need for care.
Because our humanity is not an obstacle to meaningful service. It is part of what makes genuine connection possible.
Join us for a journey of reflection, discovery, and renewal. The journey begins November 5.
Registration information and program details available HERE.
The Soul of Justice Work: A Journey of Renewal
This month, our inaugural cohort of The Soul of Justice Work: Practices for Staying Human When the World Is on Fire concludes its six-week journey. Together, we've been exploring what it means to remain grounded, compassionate, and connected to our own humanity while engaging in the difficult and necessary work of justice.
Through reflection, contemplative practice, and shared conversation, we've been making space for questions that often go unasked amid the urgency of our work:
What are we carrying? What needs our attention? And how do we remain connected to the sources of life that sustain us?
At the heart of this experience is a simple but essential conviction: the work of justice must not require us to abandon our own humanity. We are grateful for the people who have joined us for this first journey and for the opportunity to learn together.
Might there be another opportunity to join us?
We're exploring the possibility of offering The Soul of Justice Work again in Spring 2027. If you missed this first cohort and would be interested in participating in a future offering, we'd love to hear from you.
Let us know of your interest by contacting clergyandcongregations@gmail.com.
October 2026 Centerings
I bought these marigolds back in the Spring to help deter pests from my tomato plants—and give it a bit of color and cheer. They are a variety called “Strawberry Blonde” and when I purchased it, it was a pretty pale yellow with crimson markings. They bloomed steadily throughout the summer, older blooms dying away and making space for new ones.
My tomato plants finished producing, and I’d harvested the last of the basil that I wanted, so I hadn’t been paying much attention to that area. But then, as I was transplanting some cabbage seedlings nearby, I noticed this rather dramatic transformation. The cute strawberry blonde had now become a luscious redhead! At first, I wondered if I was just remembering wrong, but then I saw a last “blonde” bloom hanging as if to confirm her identity. 😊
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