Health, Wellness and Self-Care links

General Information

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Faith and Leadership (formerly Sustaining Pastoral Excellence at Duke Divinity School)



Marriage Resources

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Find help and healing for the hurt of separation and divorceDivorceCare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. Don’t go through separation or divorce alone.
DivorceCare seminars and support groups are led by people who understand what you are going through and want to help. You’ll gain access to valuable DivorceCare resources to help you deal with the pain of the past and look forward to rebuilding your life.


Sabbaticals

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Wheat Ridge Ministries' Ministry Sabbatical Grant Program promotes a sabbatical leave for rest and renewal to support the whole person health of the ministry leader and the congregation. Matching grants of up to $7,500 will be awarded to Lutheran congregations and clergy who are planning their first sabbatical experience. Funds may be used to cover salary and benefits for additional staff, expenses related to the work of an interim staff member, and travel or education expenses for the sabbatical experience.

Retreats

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Shepherd’s Canyon Retreat is an experience for Lutheran church workers—clergy, teachers, Directors of Christian Education, missionaries, and others—who need a renewal of the power and strength the The Lord designed for their calling; who need a recovery of their spiritual and emotional vitality in an atmosphere that is save, confidential, and restorative.

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Healing Care Ministries' Extensive Care Retreats (Ashland, Ohio)
The Extensive Care Retreats, known as the Come Away with Me retreats, are designed to help participants encounter the healing power of the living Christ. Each retreat is limited to 16 participants and lasts for 7 days. The retreats focus on Formational Prayer and deep inner healing. Each participant receives specialized attention in formational care that positions them for deep personal healing. The retreat will be led by a team of highly gifted and professionally trained caregivers who help the participants work through the wounds that compromise life and ministry. Each participant is assigned one of the trained caregivers who will meet with them each day during the retreat for a formational prayer session. The caregivers work as a team with the participants and are available to all the participants, although each participant meets with one specific caregiver for their formational prayer session for one hour each afternoon during the retreat.