News

from the Clergy Health Initiative

Who's Behind the Evaluation Curtain?

Research director Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell and The Duke Endowment's Bill Bacon discuss how evaluation is helping enhance Spirited Life's efficacy.

Friday, April 27, 2012
Pastor & Parish

The Clergy Health Initiative is piloting a new program for laity that promotes thoughtful, theological reflection.

Friday, March 9, 2012
A Theology of Food

Research professor Norman Wirzba addressed questions about the connection of theology to food and food production on an episode of Duke’s “Office Hours.”

Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Spirited Life

Through October 31, 2010 the Clergy Health Initiative is enrolling clergy in Spirited Life, its multi-year health and wellness program and behavioral health study.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Soul Care and the Roots of Clergy Burnout

The Huffington Post comments on the Divinity School’s Clergy Heath Initiative and discusses causes of clergy burnout.

Thursday, August 12, 2010
Clergy Members Suffer From Burnout, Poor Health

Robin Swift, director of health programs with the Clergy Health Initiative at Duke Divinity School, talks with NPR about clergy burnout and related health issues.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Taking a Break from the Lord’s Work

The New York Times writes about obesity, hypertension, and depression among clergy and the Divinity School’s Clergy Health Initiative, which studies such problems.

Sunday, August 1, 2010
The Simple Salve

In a reflection for the Clergy Health Initiative, Thriving Rural Communities director Jeremy Troxler reminds us that sometimes the salves for our sicknesses are surprisingly simple.

Friday, July 23, 2010
Connecting the Mind, Body, and Spirit: Reflections on Health

This booklet of reflections follows the lectionary for ten weeks beginning in July 2010.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010