Clergy Well-Being

Morning Coffee

Hello Plymouth and other Friends,

This morning I'm preparing for the Alban Institute seminar "Clergy Well-Being: Balancing Your Ministry, Renewing Your Life."

As I hear about the many winter storms affecting cities across the U.S. today and tomorrow, I can't help but think the very weather here in Santa Barbara aids my overall well-being (Jamie keeps telling me to stop bragging, but I'm serious!).

Last night when I arrived here I took a long walk, and I did the same in the early morning light before breakfast today. Physical well-being is one of the 5 aspects we'll be focusing on in order to balance ministry... it's also the aspect I score the poorest in (just consider the amount of time my back was "out" in 2010). The other 4 elements of well-being that Alban will talk about trying to balance are: Career--Social--Financial--Community.

I look forward to sharing with you more about what I learn when I return next week. In the meantime, I pray you're keeping warm and safely off the ice!

Morning Lights