I recently did a stint as an interim pastor. Here are a dozen things I learned—or relearned—about pastoral ministry: It is through pastoral care that pastors earn credibility, acceptance, and ...

Stepping into pastoral ministry today can feel overwhelming. Increasingly, the role of a church leader resembles that of a CEO, shaped by strategies, structures, deadlines, and pressure to perform.

Latino Catholics recite the Lord's Prayer during Mass at the Labor Day Encuentro gathering at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, N.Y., on Sept. 3, 2018. (CNS file photo/Gregory A. Shemitz, ...

What is pastoral ministry like these days, and how is it being shaped in new ways? The Century talked to pastors about the challenges and surprises of their early years in ministry. This interview is ...

Part of the emotional drain I felt during the pandemic came from trying to manage my members’ feelings. I recently received an email from a church member expressing frustration over a decision we made ...

Where did the term “pastoral theology” come from, and why was the university curriculum ever carved up so that pastoral or practical theology occupied a completely different division from systematic ...

An exclusive Register interview with Father Philip Bochanski, who will succeed Father Paul Check as executive director of Courage International. Father Philip Bochanski becomes Courage International's ...

With a Ministry degree, you’ll fuel your passion for the church and be prepared to minister with confidence. Transformation starts here. In Bethel Seminary’s M.A. in Ministry program, you’ll build a ...

In Brazil, 12 million families -- up to 60 million people -- live in slums, known as "favelas" in Portuguese, and 55 million people do not have access to a sewage system. Until now, the Catholic ...

Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.