Covid-19 and the lockdowns have brought a wide range of new challenges for church leaders in a short space of time, and a significant number are feeling the effects. Savanta ComRes, in partnership with the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK), surveyed 201 leaders of different denominations during the period between the two lockdowns. They were asked to think about the two years before Covid, then about the period since restrictions began, and to assess their mental health during that time. 93% of them said that in the two years leading up to March 2020, they had very good or fairly good mental health. It is impressive that church leaders overall reported this level of happiness with their mental health. But in the period since then, that went down to 85%, and 15% said it was poor or very poor.
Church leaders’ mental health problems since Covid
Written by David Fletcher 04 Feb 2021Additional Info
- Pray: for God’s encouragement to flow through those struggling with changed worship services, missing personal meetings, supporting foodbank needs, and isolated parishioners. (Philippians 4:6)
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