Ministers and their family members are not exempt from the stresses that other families experience, however, they often face additional ones.  This is particularly true for many of our ministers in Colorado as they are often separated from family, friends, and oftentimes operate under very difficult financial challenges.  In addition to these stresses, ministers may also experience challenges such as:

LifeSkills for Congregations is a resource developed by the Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy Department, which was designed to help communicate needs to churches and to ministers regarding potentially challenging areas for each.  It was designed around five themes.  The key themes and some of the chapter headings are included below: