Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare Center of Excellence in Faith and Health, Memphis, TN, USA.
J Relig Health. 2012 Dec;51(4):1317-24. doi: 10.1007/s10943-010-9436-6.
Clergy suffer from chronic disease rates that are higher than those of non-clergy. Health interventions for clergy are needed, and some exist, although none to date have been described in the literature. Life of Leaders is a clergy health intervention designed with particular attention to the lifestyle and beliefs of United Methodist clergy, directed by Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare Center of Excellence in Faith and Health. It consists of a two-day retreat of a comprehensive executive physical and leadership development process. Its guiding principles include a focus on personal assets, multi-disciplinary, integrated care, and an emphasis on the contexts of ministry for the poor and community leadership. Consistent with calls to intervene on clergy health across multiple ecological levels, Life of Leaders intervenes at the individual and interpersonal levels, with potential for congregational and religious denominational change. Persons wishing to improve the health of clergy may wish to implement Life of Leaders or borrow from its guiding principles.
神职人员患慢性病的比例高于非神职人员。需要对神职人员进行健康干预，已经有一些干预措施存在，但迄今为止，文献中都没有描述过。“领袖生活”是一项神职人员健康干预措施，是由卫理公会勒邦医疗中心卓越信仰与健康中心设计的，特别关注卫理公会神职人员的生活方式和信仰。它由为期两天的综合高管体检和领导力发展过程组成。其指导原则包括关注个人资产、多学科、综合护理，并强调为贫困人群服务的事工和社区领导的背景。“领袖生活”符合在多个生态层面上干预神职人员健康的呼吁，它在个人和人际层面上进行干预，有可能改变会众和宗教教派。希望改善神职人员健康的人可能希望实施“领袖生活”或借鉴其指导原则。
