{"id":127132,"date":"2024-02-22T18:32:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T23:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=127132"},"modified":"2024-02-22T18:34:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T23:34:20","slug":"church-times-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=127132","title":{"rendered":"(Church Times) Clergy in Living Ministry study report suffering depression"},"content":{"rendered":"
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More than one third of the incumbents questioned for a survey published this week exhibited signs of clinical depression.\u00a0<\/a>The authors of the survey \u2014 part of the Church of England\u2019s ongoing\u00a0Living Ministry<\/em>\u00a0study \u2014 say that the matter deserves \u201curgent attention\u201d.<\/p>\n

One third of the respondents to the survey (32 per cent) said that they did not trust the diocese to look after their well-being; and nearly one fifth (18 per cent) did not believe that their bishops had their best interests at heart.<\/p>\n

The fall in\u00a0church attendance<\/a>\u00a0since the\u00a0pandemic<\/a>\u00a0(News, 10 November 2023<\/a>) and the\u00a0cost-of-living crisis<\/a>\u00a0are among factors influencing the clergy\u2019s well-being, the authors of the survey suggest. And almost half the stipendiary-clergy respondents agreed that their financial situation was causing them anxiety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Living Ministry study of clergy has been running since 2017. The latest report highlights that more than a third of the incumbents responding reported levels of mental health that indicate possible depressionhttps:\/\/t.co\/roew8BtSId<\/a><\/p>\n

— Madeleine Davies (@MadsDavies) February 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n