In times like these it's hard to keep up. It's easy to despair. It's difficult to keep yourself centered and continue with every day life while the world is in so much turmoil.

The practice of pastoral care cannot escape the realities of injustices and oppression that often operate in the context where caregiving happens. Available for Preorder...

Join Regional Congregational Life staff and consultants for a national three session series that will empower congregational leaders to faithfully support our transgender/non-binary community members....

A heartfelt call and primer for community-oriented models of wellbeing in our age of polarization and turmoil. Available for preorder...

10/21/2022 - Providing pastoral care enables lay leaders to deepen their faith development and spiritual leadership (even in congregations with ministers).

It's the old adage two steps forward, one step back - every time we think we're making progress back to "life as it was" something happens to push us back into that waiting zone.

This video presents a general understanding of the problem of suicide, in particular how to identify a veteran who may be at risk and what to do to help.

In December 2020, I became a CLM (Commissioned Lay Minister) with the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Poconos, UUFP, a small congregation in Stroudsburg

I entered the Commissioned Lay Ministry program in 2014 when I became an empty-nester. I needed something to do with my time once my daughters and infant granddaughter moved out on their own.

Pastoral Care Training for and with Youth series are being offered for Youth Advisors, Religious Educators and for middle school youth (grades 7-9).