Communities of Learning

Clergy Development Groups

Ministering to Ministers

A nondenominational support resource providing wellness retreats for clergy experiencing personal or professional crisis.

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Davidson Centre for the Professions

Located in Davidson, North Carolina, the five-day Clergy Program focuses on self-care to advance professional and personal fulfillment.

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Study Leave for Ministry Professionals

Duke Divinity School offers a flexible, affordable 5- to 7-day retreat program called Study Leave for Ministry Professionals.

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Lilly Endowment Clergy Renewal Program

This program of the Lilly Endowment offers grants to fund sabbaticals for clergy renewal.

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Center for Congregational Health – Coaching

Ecumenical training center refers clergy to ministry coaches who help them set personal and professional goals and explore new possibilities.

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Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation

A 16-month program called Clergy Spiritual Life and Leadership combines at-home work with two week-long residencies/retreats.

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Leadership in Ministry workshops

Family systems coaches and educators lead workshops for clergy and other religious leaders at five locations across the United States.

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Barnabas Ministries

Led by the former pastor of an evangelical New England church, this nonprofit organizes pastoral support groups throughout the U.S.A.

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Timothy Barnabas

Three-day retreats for pastors and their wives are led by a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention.

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Trinity Wall Street

The prominent New York City Episcopal church hosts the annual Trinity Institute theological conference to support catalytic church leadership.

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