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United Methodist clergy in North Carolina have higher rates of chronic disease than other state residents, according to new research by the Clergy Health Initiative. The findings could be illuminating for others in ministry as well.

Divinity Goes to Broadway

Duke Divinity School students, faculty, and staff performed numbers from popular musicals ranging from "Spamalot" to "The Sound of Music" at the school’s 2010 Broadway Revue.

Connecting the Mind, Body, and Spirit: Reflections on Health

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

Bishop Gwinn laments the amount of stress pastors feel

During his State of the Church address at the 2010 Annual Conference, Bishop Gwinn of the North Carolina Conference discussed the importance of reducing clergy stress, citing the Clergy Health Initiative’s research into the pressures affecting pastors.

The Clergy Health Initiative Survey is coming in August

The second round of our survey of pastors will take place in August 2010. All currently serving UMC pastors in North Carolina will receive an invitation and incentive to participate from Westat, an independent research firm.