Dr Chris Coppernoll, Director of Spiritual Life at Silver Bay YMCA, has a heart for pastoral ministry and spiritual care. He invites pastors and ministry workers to the Pastoral Respite Program at Silver Bay YMCA in upstate New York.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
- Pastoral Ministry & Spiritual Care
- Importance of Pastoral and Self Care
- Unique Stresses that Pastors Encounter
ABOUT THE GUEST:
Dr Chris Coppernoll is the Director of Spiritual Life at Silver Bay YMCA, bringing 15 years of experience in higher education and pastoral ministry to this role. His expertise lies in spiritual formation and pastoral care, honed through work with students at Princeton University, Asbury Theological Seminary, and as a pastor in upstate New York.
His emphasis is pastoral and clergy care. This is expressed through the Pastoral Respite Program at Silver Bay YMCA in the Adirondacks of upstate New York where Spiritual Life Center staff welcome more than 1,000 pastors and their families each year.
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TIMESTAMPED SHOWNOTES:
00:37 – Introducing Dr Chris Coppernoll
03:49 – Starting in Pastoral Ministry & Spiritual Care and Current Role
04:07 – …radio host
04:45 – …care volunteer at a megachurch
05:43 – …hosted weekly Bible study
06:24 – …church plant
06:51 – …training pastors in seminaries
07:33 – …family tragedies
08:13 – …Silver Bay YMCA
09:12 – …God’s hand
11:47 – Importance of Pastoral and Self Care
12:11 – …research on ministry burnout
12:50 – …demands on ministers have changed and increased
13:04 – …Covid pandemic accelerated challenges
13:43 – …corollaries
14:12 – …cultural division and polarization spilling into churches
16:51 – …ministers feel their ministry lives are less sustainable
17:49 – Unique Stresses that Pastors Encounter
19:20 – …unique profession
19:29 – …increased loneliness and isolation
20:03 – …significant workload – 55-75 hours per week
21:18 – …a sense of failure
21:45 – …residual stress
23:14 – …recommendation for regular respite break
24:42 – …flight or flight mode – survival focus
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