DAVE VAN ROONDirector of Leadership Development & Clergy Health
CLERGY HEALTH RESOURCES:
CCOGM Sabbatical Policy
Sample Sabbatical PlanPersonal and Marital SurveyRole Fit and Burnout Assessment
PASTOR APPRECIATION
(October is Clergy Appreciation Month)
Other helpful links for clergy appreciation:
Clergy Appreciation Guide
ClergyCare Network - Focus On The Family Canada
Clergy Care Call in line: 1‐888‐5CLERGY
This call in line is staffed by registered counsellors who have ministryexperience. We invite Clergy and their families to call this line for a free andconfidential discussion of the issues you are facing. Focus On The Family Canadaalso maintains a list of qualified counsellors nationwide in case you are lookingfor someone you can meet with on a regular basis.
HOPE RESTORED
Clergy Appreciation Guide
ClergyCare Network - Focus On The Family CanadaKerith Creek Retreat Centre This seven day retreat is designed specifically to give clergy and spouses asafe place to discuss issues of ministry and life. Each couple receives personalcoaching time with the retreat leaders, who themselves have spent many yearsin ministry. For more information, visit www.kerithcreek.com Kerith Pines (East Braintree, MB)
Pastor to Pastor (P2P) Download podcasts of informal and intimate interviews. Leading Christianpastors, authors and experts join host H.B. London Jr. to discuss subjects thattouch the daily personal and professional lives of pastors, other Christianleaders and their families. Visit our website for details.Focus On Pastors Enewsletter Each month our Clergy Care team publishes an enewsletter specifically forclergy. In it you will find a few short articles, book recommendations, andinformation about clergy resources. To receive this monthly email, simply go tothe Focus On The Family website and follow the links.Clergy Care retreats are for replenishing spiritually and providing a save place for clergy to process some of the unique challenges of ministry. These retreats are for both spiritual rejuvenation and for relational rebuilding.
Ministry Care Centres (Check out the entire list!)
RETREAT CENTRES:
Kerith Creek 403-931-2047 (AB) www.kerithcreek.com
Kerith Pines 1-800-550-5655 (MB) www.kerithretreats.ca/locations/kerith-pines
Fairhaven Ministries 250-260-1616
www.fairhavenministries.org
Oasis Retreats 604-832-6792
www.oasisretreatscanada.com
Kingsfold Retreat and Renewal Centre 403-932-9531 (AB)
www.kingsfoldretreat.com
Deer Valley Meadows - Alix, AB (Accommodation available for people in ministry, wanting to come and enjoy a retreat setting with their families. Reasonable rates. Ph. 403-747-2100 to reserve.
Other Resources
Refresh Ministries:
Bringing Encouragement & Renewal to Pastors, Missionaries & Churches
www.refreshministries.org
Anapauo House – house of rest
www.colemanchristianassembly.ca
Barnabas Family Ministries 604-886-2220 (BC)
Pastors & Family Retreats
www.barnabasfm.org
Alan Simpson – Outreach Canada – Conflict Mediation 778-212-2124
asimpson@outreach.ca
