Alabama Center for Pastoral Resilience

05/12/2026

The mission of the Center for Congregational Resources at Samford University is to create opportunities for pastoral enrichment that help ministers maintain their effectiveness. The center serves clergy of any denomination, both men and women, regardless of race or age.

04/19/2026

Some recent musings about the value of sitting with ourselves. Link in the comments.

04/17/2026

The hidden weight of ministry is real—and can lead to burnout.

In this episode, Immanuel Marsh, Co-Founder of the Alabama Center for Pastoral Resilience, shares honest insight on burnout, boundaries, and why staying real matters more than looking strong.

“Burnout is sneaky…you don’t really know it’s happening until it happens.”

Take a few minutes and listen—you may find exactly what you didn’t realize you needed. https://www.everychurchflourishing.com/

03/30/2026

Sometimes “no contact” brings relief, but not freedom. The goal isn’t distance—it’s becoming steady enough to stay present in the tension. Read: https://wix.to/2EkdK4G

Distance feels like clarity. We step back from a relationship, and for the first time in a while, we can breathe. The tension drops, our thinking sharpens, and it’s easy to tell ourselves we’ve grown—that we’ve moved on, matured, gotten healthy. But distance is not the same thing as freedom....

03/24/2026

Some of the leadership challenges we carry didn’t start with us.

They’ve been shaped over time—through families, relationships, and the systems we’ve been part of long before we ever stepped into leadership.

When we don’t recognize that, we tend to over-function, react, or carry more than is ours.

But when we begin to see the patterns more clearly, something shifts. We gain a bit more freedom, a bit more steadiness, and a bit more clarity about what is actually ours to take responsibility for.

Immanuel wrote a short piece on this—especially for ministers and leaders trying to navigate complex relational environments.

Read it here:

"There is no better way to remove a "block" in life, work on a stubborn personality characteristic or irrational belief, or in general to become a little more objective, than to take a specific question back to one’s generations, to see what can be learned from them." - Roberta M. Gilbert, M.D.Las...

03/12/2026

03/11/2026

Talk to me, talk to me. 📷:

03/08/2026

Now enrolling for our Fall 2026 cohort.

02/03/2026

Mark your calendars now, register, and get excited about this amazing opportunity to learn from one of the best Christian counselors around! The workshop is free and open to clergy and lay leaders alike. Let us know if you're coming and help us spread the word!
Register here ----->https://eve.samford.edu/index.php?formid=6130

12/08/2025

Our ’25 Resilient Minister Cohort alumni. I’m grateful for and love every one of these guys. They’re a thoughtful group of ministers who show up with wisdom, humility, and generosity—and who have the courage to engage the work with honesty and intention.