When our leaders are healthy, our churches are stronger. As congregations and as professionals in ministry, we work together to support well-being.
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5 Ways You Can Do Your Part
It takes intention to choose to live well. Whether through discussion with others or mulling it over on your own, use these tools to shape your focus as you identify a goal or two you'd like to work on.
Get the Conversation Started
How is your faith community encouraging its staff and members to be well? Use 5 Ways You Can Do Your Part to start a conversation with those most invested in creating a culture of health and wellness. It might be your personnel team, church council, parish nurse, or others.
- Gather with other leaders interested in lifting up a culture of wellness.
- Share the simple suggestions in 5 Ways You Can Do Your Part.
5 Ways You Can Do Your Part 526 KB PDF
- Use one or more of these questions for discussion:
- What does it mean to you to be a healthy leader?
- How do healthy leaders benefit our church or organization?
- What’s one way we encourage health and wellness?
- What’s one small step we could try right now? What would it take to make that happen?
- Close with prayer (in the 5 Ways brochure).
Do Some Personal Reflection
Abundant life means striving for health of body, mind, money, and spirit. Can you name something you’re doing to show up as an example of wellness for your congregation?
- Take a look at Signs of a Healthy Leader. Review the concrete ways leaders who tend their physical, emotional, and financial well-being might find strength for ministry.
Signs of a Healthy Leader 355 KB PDF
- Spend a few minutes reflecting on these questions:
- What does it mean to you to be a healthy leader?
- What are some hurdles, challenges, or roadblocks that get in the way for you?
- One healthy habit I want to continue is …
- One unhealthy habit I want to break is …
- One healthy habit I want to start or resume is …