Stewardship of Life

Clergy Health: Who Cares for the Caregivers?

By Rob Blezard, July 25, 2013

Clergy’s practice of putting others first can be detrimental to their own health, say researchers at Duke University. Pastors have been found to have higher-than-average rates of chronic disease and depression. But it may be difficult to get pastors to seek care because they typically default to caring for others first. (Photo by Doug McCaughan, used by Creative Commons license. Thanks!)