{"id":221,"date":"2010-08-03T09:24:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-03T09:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2010\/08\/feeling-burned-out-clergy-say-yes.html"},"modified":"2010-08-03T09:24:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-03T09:24:00","slug":"feeling-burned-out-clergy-say-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beliefbeat\/2010\/08\/feeling-burned-out-clergy-say-yes.html","title":{"rendered":"Feeling Burned Out? Clergy Can Relate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I thought crossing the country with a teething toddler, while still trying to crank journalism out between major family festivities, was exhausting. Good thing I&#8217;m not a priest\/pastor\/minister\/rabbi &#8212; they&#8217;ve apparently got it worse! (I wonder how the compensation compares&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/08\/02\/nyregion\/02burnout.html?_r=1&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss\">The New York Times reports on the growing problem of clergy burnout<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">Members of the clergy now suffer from obesity, hypertension and depression at rates higher than most Americans. In the last decade, their use of antidepressants has risen, while their life expectancy has fallen. Many would change jobs if they could.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politicsdaily.com\/2010\/08\/02\/no-rest-for-the-holy-clergy-burnout-a-growing-concern\/\">Politics Daily <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.episcopalcafe.com\/lead\/clergy\/the_problem_of_clergy_burnout.html\">Episcopal Cafe <\/a>have also weighed in on this topic.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Share your thoughts in the Comments section below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">*<a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=beliefnet\/beliefbeat\">Click here to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong>subscribe to Belief Beat<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/a>and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/beliefbeat\">click here to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong>follow Belief Beat on Twitter.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I thought crossing the country with a teething toddler, while still trying to crank journalism out between major family festivities, was exhausting. Good thing I&#8217;m not a priest\/pastor\/minister\/rabbi &#8212; they&#8217;ve apparently got it worse! 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