BET Archive | Volume 8 - Essays on Forgiveness
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Paradox of the Pastorate in the Age of Depression and Anxiety
David S. Morlan
Abstract (from the Editorial of BET vol. 8.1)
Dave Morlan takes us into the challenges of depression and anxiety that pastors face. For many pastors, admitting the emotional and mental-health challenges we face is itself anxiety producing. Morlan invites us into Paul’s own challenges with anxiety, the rise of depression in our society, and the reality that depression is to be expected in the pastoral calling. He then provides us with a practical way to determine if we are experiencing depression and anxiety and encouraging us as pastors to take steps to deal with the emotional challenges we face in the pastorate.
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Dave Morlan is a co-founder and Teaching Pastor at Fellowship Denver Church in Denver, CO. He holds a PhD in Religion and Theology from Durham University and an adjunct professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary. Dave is also a member of the St. Anselm Fellowship of the Center for Pastor Theologians.
