Consultants at Credence are thought leaders in the field of congregational health.
Our team of consultants regularly engages in writing, speaking, and discussing their experiences working with leaders. The below resources are designed to answer the questions of the leaders we work with to enhance the health, strength, and vitality of congregations and their leaders.
March 2023: Looking Back: How 30 Years as a Mediator Have Formed Me
On July 12 of this year, I will celebrate 30 years as a professional mediator – a role that has come to include so much more: training, coaching,...
February 2023: Conflict, Trauma and Mental Health
Trauma is a formidable foe: Its effects harm us at will and show up unbidden even when we have tried hard to swallow our trauma down. Trauma can grip our...
November 2022: Surviving Polarization
I was at a think tank event recently on the topic of polarization, exploring the question: How do we navigate divisions that are becoming more, not less,...
October 2022: When We Become Impatient
Over the years and in one way or another, I have frequently been asked questions about how we manage challenging realities of the heart like the interior...
September 2022: Will They Come Back?
Recently, I have heard many clergy pose the following question in one way or another: Will they come back? Usually, this question is accompanied with a sense...
July 2022: In Praise of Rest
I am writing this post from an old farmhouse in the country. It is quiet, save for a barking dog in the distance. A cool breeze is blowing through the trees....
June 2022: What Do We Do Now?
A few weeks ago, I spoke with a client who works as a high school principal. He was ready to quit. “The kids,” he said, “are not ok.” After reflecting a...
May 2022: Sacred Personhood
I witnessed something over these past two weeks that feels tender and for which I don’t quite yet have the words. It was something that belongs in the...
April 2022: Transforming Polarized Conversations
Over the course of my career, I have been able to get the pulse on larger social trends based on the types of requests for support my colleagues and I have...
March 2022: Beauty in a Season of War & Division
Two weeks ago when I heard that Russia had invaded Ukraine, I, like so many, found myself without words. I called my mother and begged her not to turn on the...