St Luke's for Clergy Wellbeing

To play a leading role in improving the mental health and wellbeing of Anglican clergy and their families

Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 6 - 10
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About us

Who we are

St Luke’s for Clergy Wellbeing helps clergy to flourish in their ministry, to the benefit of their congregations and the wider community. St Luke’s achieves its charitable objectives in three ways:

·         Preventive – proactive, creative initiatives to enhance clergy wellbeing, reduce stress and build psychological health

·         Restorative – one-to-one treatment and care for individual clergy and their families who are mentally unwell

·         Advocacy – promoting clergy wellbeing and sharing learning between dioceses to foster best practice in clergy wellbeing.

Through these activities we help clergy to fulfil their vocation and serve their congregation and the wider community. Over the last two years, the number of clergy and their immediate family members being referred by St Luke’s for one-to-one consultations for diagnosis and/or treatment of psychological conditions has increased by 130%. 

St Luke’s develops and promotes preventive approaches to improve clergy mental health and wellbeing. We encourage greater awareness of the emotional and psychological demands of ministry and the increasing pressure on clergy. Many dioceses face financial issues and are developing new ways of working, placing further demands on clergy.

To help address the challenges of ministry, St Luke’s advocates for regular individual pastoral supervision, or reflective practice within a group, to be standard practice for clergy. St Luke's has been instrumental in helping dioceses to set up and run such groups over many years.

Recently we were awarded £2 million of funding by The Henry Smith Charity for a five-year evaluated programme of pastoral supervision and reflective practice for Church of England clergy. Reaching new and existing incumbents, it is planned that 830 people will have benefitted directly by the end of the programme.

There is more information about our work on our website https://www.stlukesforclergy.org.uk/ and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/StLukesforclergy/ 

 

 

Our culture and values

Established in 1892, St Luke's has a long history of supporting the health and wellbeing of Anglican clergy.  The charity continues to develop its activities to meet the evolving needs of its beneficiaries. The charity is placing greater emphasis on preventive approaches and advocacy, to improve mental health and wellbeing and help clergy to address the challenges of ministry.

Our Values

We listen and respond to clergy and their families with compassion, welcoming all.

We act with integrity alongside, but independent from, the Church.

We are creative: we challenge the status quo, advocating for the changes necessary to address the evolving needs of clergy.

We connect and empower people to share ideas and develop solutions that promote and enhance clergy wellbeing.

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St Luke's for Clergy Wellbeing £65,000 - £80,000 per year FTE (pro rata) Westminster, Greater London (Hybrid)
Closing 12 March 2025

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