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Flourishing in Ministry Wellbeing Assessment

Developed by Matt Bloom, the Flourishing in Ministry Wellbeing Assessment is a free self-assessment designed to help seminarians, alumni, clergy, and other ministry leaders reflect on their well-being. Participants receive scores across four dimensions—Daily Wellbeing, Resilience, Thriving, and Authenticity—along with resources intended to help them sustain or strengthen their flourishing.

KEYWORDS: assessment instrument; authenticity; burnout; clergy well-being; Daily Wellbeing; flourishing; leadership; ministry formation; ministry leaders; resilience; seminarians; student well-being; thriving; well-being

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Cultivating Greater Well-Being in Theological Institutions

Nonprofit organizations, Healthy Seminarians – Healthy Church, shared about cultivating well-being in theological institutions, emphasizing pastoral health and student support.

KEYWORDS: open access / free access; ATS Student Data and Resources Consultation (2025); congregational health; ministerial formation; pastoral health; seminaries; slide deck; student well-being; theological education

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Exploring the Health, Health Behaviors, and Health Needs of Theological School Students

Initial findings from the North American Study of Theological School Student Health and Health Behavior (n = 430 respondents).

KEYWORDS: open access / free access; ATS Student Data and Resources Consultation (2025); health behaviors; health needs; mental health; quantitative research; slide deck; student health; theological education; wellness

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The Biobehavioral Family Model with a Seminarian Population: A Systems Perspective of Clinical Care

Structural equation modeling applies the Biobehavioral Family Model to seminarians, finding higher rates of anxiety and depression than the general population and supporting systemic clinical care.

KEYWORDS: open access / free access; anxiety; Biobehavioral Family Model; depression; family; health; relationships; seminarians; seminary students

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Novo Millennio Ineunte (At the Beginning of the New Millennium)

Apostolic Letter by John Paul II (2001) closing the Great Jubilee year, calling for interior renewal, contemplative prayer, and "duc in altum" ("put out into the deep") as the foundation for new evangelization.

KEYWORDS: Catholicism; Christian discipleship; contemplative prayer; duc in altum ("put out into the deep"); formation of conscience; interior renewal; new evangelization; pastoral pedagogy; sacramental life; spiritual formation; virtue ethics

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