A collaboration for clergy health
and wellness by
Bethann Witcher Cottrell, PhD
The physical and mental health of Clergy in North America
has reached a crisis point.
Weight and exercise top health
concerns.
A
recent elective survey found that unhealthy weight and cholesterol and blood pressure levels are the top medical-risk factors
facing ELCA pastors, lay and rostered leaders, seminarians, and their families.
Weight gain can speed testosterone decline that accompanies aging.
Low Testosterone: The Potential Link to Osteoporosis, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease,
and Depression
Depression, Obesity, Sleep Apnea,
Osteoporosis, and Poor Work Performance in Clergy by John M. Crowe
A
recent elective survey found that unhealthy weight and cholesterol and blood pressure levels are the top medical-risk factors
facing ELCA pastors, lay and rostered leaders, seminarians, and their families.
Short Sleep Duration and Weight
Gain: A Systematic Review
Body and Soul
United Methodist clergy in North Carolina have significantly higher rates of chronic
disease than other state residents, according to new research by the Clergy Health Initiative at Duke Divinity School. The
findings could be illuminating for others in ministry as well. by Kate Rugani
Some clergy may have higher
obesity and chronic disease rates than their congregations
by Jeannine Stein
Study shows high obesity
rate for clergy by Linda Bloom
Form of Selfishness too common among pastors
This may actually contribute
to the obesity problem of clergy.
