RNS Opening Budget — Friday, December 6, 2019

Looking to break down barriers surrounding pastors’ mental health, thousands of people across the United States will be livestreaming The Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College’s 2019 Summit GC2: Facing Hard Truths and Challenges of Pastoral Ministry on […]

NEWS STORY
RNS-CLERGY-HEALTH: Wheaton Summit centers the importance of mental health and wellbeing for clergy
(RNS) — Looking to break down barriers surrounding pastors’ mental health, thousands of people across the United States will be livestreaming The Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College’s 2019 Summit GC2: Facing Hard Truths and Challenges of Pastoral Ministry on Friday, Dec 6. The conference comes after the suicide of Jarrid Wilson, a California church leader, author and mental health advocate. By Heather Morrison. 1,250 words. (category: a)

COMMENTARY
RNS-REESE-OPED: Why Nancy Pelosi doesn’t hate the president and prays for him instead
(RNS) — Even when she wants to impeach President Donald Trump, Pelosi says she doesn’t hate him. Instead, she says, her Catholic faith teaches her to pray for him even if they disagree. In Catholic theology, you are not supposed to hate anyone, even those with whom you are at war. Yet the word “hate,” and its reality, is ever present in American culture. By Thomas Reese. 505 words. (category: k)