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Rev. John Marshall Crowe, D.Min.

Teacher of NAMI' s Family to Family Program

Member, NC NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

Member, of the Wayne County Mental Health Association

Recipient of the 2002 President's Award from the Mental Health Association of NC

 

 
Updated7/25/09

1) Brother Martin or Pastor Super star?

 

2) Coming Out of the Dark: Two Pastors’ Journey Out of

            Depression with Wayde I .Goodall and E. Glenn

            Wagner

 

Longevity and success in ministry does not guarantee

that pastors will not suffer from clinical depression.

Two successful pastors share their journey and how,

with the help of family and medical professionals,

they came out of the dark and survived.

 

3) Coming Out Of The Dark: Two Pastors’ Wives Share

In Their Husbands’ Journey Out Of Depression

With Rosalyn Goodall and Susan Wagner

 

A pastor does not experience clinical depression alone;

it also affects his family. Two ministry wives share their

thoughts and experiences as they walked alongside their

husbands and their battles with depression.

 

4) Cottrell PhD, Bethann Witcher. Engaging clergy in taking

      responsibility for their own health

 

In a large 2001Duke Divinity School study, 76 percent of

the clergy were found to be overweight or obese. Ten

percent were found to be clinically depressed and forty

percent depressed some of the time or worn out most

of the time. Health Flex , a managed-care health plan

reports that clergy are overweight, have high blood

pressure and stress and depression levels higher than

the general population.

 

5) Croucher, Rowland. STRESS AND BURNOUT IN MINISTRY

 

6) “Depression, Obesity, Sleep Apnea, Osteoporosis, and Poor Work Performance in Clergy

 

7) Ducklow, Dr. Paddy. DEAR CHURCH! WE QUIT! Marriage and Ministry Depression

 

8) Gregg-Schroeder, Rev. Susan. “The Face of Depression”

 

9) Hart, Archibald. Depressed, Stressed, and Burned Out:

            What’s Going On In My Life?

 

One of the leading expert son stress, depression, and burnout gives insight into the nature of this compassion fatigue and how a pastor can turn this traumatic and life-threatening experience into discovering what God wants to do in his life.

 

10) Headley, Tony. Luther and Depression

 

This article is about someone who has been there, done

that, and has the t-shirt. The Protestant Reformation

Leader and writer of “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”,

Martin Luther felt free to share his own struggles with

mental illness, i.e. depression. Research of Luther's

sermons, teaching material for young pastors display

a very compassionate person of pastoral care with

insightful and detailed observations, and a proclamation

of real grace for real life.

 

Both his compassion for Christians with mental illnesses

and his keen observation of them were way ahead of his

time.

 

11) Headley, Tony. The pastor's well-being often reflects a

            church's health and happiness

 

12) Jerde, Lyn C. Pastors: You aren't called to work harder

            than your Creator’

 

13) Lutheran’s Ask How Healthy Are Our Pastors?

 

"Mental health problems including chemical dependency are

the leading causes of disability in the ELCA health plan, accounting

for one-third of the 300 [rostered ministers on disability]," she said.

Despite studies suggesting a stable rate of depression in the general

population, the ELCA health plan shows more clinic visits and

prescriptions to treat depression.

 

14) Many Pastors Carry Secret Burden Of Depression

No longer available from Charisma Online

 

15) McIntosh, Gary L. & Samuel D. Rima, Sr. Overcoming the

            Dark Side of Leadership. Grand Rapids, MI Baker

            Books,1997.

 

Five different types of unhealthy leadership patterns

are discussed:

 

i. The Compulsive Leader

ii. The Narcissistic Leader

iii. The Paranoid Leader

iv. The Codependent Leader

v. The Passive-Aggressive Leader

 

16) Oates, Wayne E. Behind the Masks :Personality

            Disorders in Religious Behavior.

 

Review on Amazon.com Scroll down list of

reviews for my review of this book

 

17) Oates, Wayne E. The Minister’s Own Mental Health.

            Great Nack, NY: Channel Press, Inc.,1955.

 

Although this book is old, it contains classic

insights that bear repeating today.

 

18) Pate, C. Marvin Sheryl Lynn Pate's Behind the Masks:

                  Personality Disorders in the Church

 

Review on Amazon.com Scroll down list of reviews

for my review of this book

 

19) Rienas, Garbrielle. The Pastor’s Wife: Beating The

            Ministry Blahs

 

Whether she has a personal call to ministry or not, the minister’s

wife is called to support her husband. But what should she do

when the expectations of ministry seem overwhelming and her

husband isn’t coping? Find out how to navigate the storms of

ministry and bring healing and hope to the parsonage.

 

20) Southern Baptists address depression in Clergy

            "Wounded Heroes"

 

21) The nondenominational Davidson[N.C.] Clergy Center

 

Experience with depression and anxiety opened

Former Presbyterian pastor George Jacobs' eyes to

the needs of "exhausted and burned-out" clergy.

 

22) Weiser, Conrad Healers: Harmed & Harmful.

            Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1994.

 

A psychologist and Administrator Systems Therapy and

Consultation Services in Allentown, PA, Dr. Conrad has

written a very helpful book from his twenty years of

experience with clergy and churches. What he has to

say about clergy who are narcissistic, compulsive,

depressed, dependent, or borderline and helping

them is very valuable.

 

23) Wood, George O. Crossing a Deep River— Biblical

             and Practical Advice for Dealing With Depression

 

Additional sites to visit.

 

Mental Health, Clergy, and their Families.

 

Where to find help.

 

The North Carolina Conference of the UMC CLERGY

               COUNSELING AND CONSULTATION SERVICES

 

NC Conference UM Pastors are charged no fees for these services, and all clergy are eligible: pastors serving

churches, those in appointments beyond the local church, and retired clergy.

 

Additional Clergy Support Ministries in North Carolina

and nearby.

 

There are 10 of these ministries within NC, 2 in VA,1 in WV,

2 in SC and 2 in TN.

 

Where to find more information about clergy health needs.

 

Clergy Health Studies

 

Depression and Other Clergy Health Matters

 

 

 

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