A collaboration for clergy health and wellness by Bethann Witcher Cottrell, PhD

The physical and mental health of Clergy in North America has reached a crisis point.

Depression, Obesity, Sleep Apnea, Osteoporosis, and Poor Work Performance in Clergy by John M. Crowe

This modified article by the author is used with permission from Sharing the Practice: The International Quarterly journal of the Academy of Parish Clergy. Autumn 2005. pg. 16.

Low Testosterone: The Potential Link to Osteoporosis, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Depression

Testosterone drives away the blues: May provide relief for some male depression. by William J. Cromie Harvard Gazette Staff

The pastor's well-being often reflects a church's health and happiness. by Anthony Headley.

Weight and exercise top health concerns.

A recent elective survey found that unhealthy weight and cholesterol and blood pressure levels are the top medical-risk factors facing ELCA pastors, lay and rostered leaders, seminarians, and their families.

Weight gain can speed testosterone decline that accompanies aging.