Ministerial Self-Care in a Time of Pandemic

Ministers today face seemingly impossible tasks: safely gathering as a church body, carefully meeting with individuals (while masked!), and leading congregations to bear witness to the gospel. Every day, ministers carry the burdens of reckoning with racial injustice, connecting with absentee members, navigating political landmines, and so much more. Add to all of that the numerous other economic and social challenges in this season, and one finds significant weight on ministers’ interior lives. While trying to love Jesus and Jesus’s people, church leaders must also attempt to hold themselves together. What does ministerial self-care look like here and now? Chelsie Sargent talks with us about the practices and promises ministers and church leaders can lean into, just for today.

A part of our series Intersection: Where Theology and Practice Meet, this webinar took place on November 17, 2020.

RECORDINGS AND RESOURCES

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Special Guest: CHELSIE SARGENT

Chelsie Sargent is a licensed professional counselor and supervisor (LPC-S) specializing in self-care, depression, anxiety, grief, life-transitions, trauma, and the Enneagram. In addition to her work as a counseling therapist to individuals and couples, Chelsie meets regularly with corporate executives, non-profit professionals, and church leaders. She teaches and consults on a wide variety of topics, including the Enneagram, healthy boundaries, and contemporary issues.

Chelsie holds a B.A. in history from Abilene Christian University and an M.Ed. in counseling and human development from Hardin-Simmons University. She is certified in the Enneagram Spectrum Training with Dr. Jerry Wagner and completed basic training for EMDR therapy. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Professional Counseling. She lives in Houston, Texas with her husband Steve and their third grade daughter.