{"id":191,"date":"2015-01-13T06:47:37","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T11:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/?p=191"},"modified":"2015-01-13T06:47:37","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T11:47:37","slug":"clergyobese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernway.org\/ordainedminister\/clergyobese\/","title":{"rendered":"Third of Ordained Clergy are Obese"},"content":{"rendered":"

Holy heftiness: One-third of clergy members are obese, study finds<\/h1>\n

Overweight officiants are becoming the norm, Baylor University researchers said. But sabbaticals, days off and support groups can keep these overworked, underpaid members of society slim.<\/h2>\n

Read the above article here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Esther Clergy Blouse from houseofilona.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Of all the ordained ministers, pastors, priests, rabbis, and other ordained clergy we work with, I cannot think of any that are obese!\u00a0 I have ordained many in my time, three already this year.\u00a0Maybe if you are an\u00a0alternative interfaith minister (like those who come to us for ordination!) you do not “fit” the mold. The woman\u00a0wearing this awesome clergy blouse is definitely not obese.<\/p>\n

Other interesting headlines from this new study:<\/p>\n

Portly pastors: Study finds over a third of America\u2019s clergy are obese due to stress, long hours\u00a0 Read Article on Washington Times<\/a><\/p>\n

Portly Pastors Widespread, but Sabbaticals and Peer Support Can Help Fight Fat, Baylor Study Finds Read More at Baylor Univ<\/a><\/p>\n

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Holy heftiness: One-third of clergy members are obese, study finds Overweight officiants are becoming the norm, Baylor University researchers said. But sabbaticals, days off and support groups can keep these overworked, underpaid members of society slim. Read the above article here Of all the ordained ministers, pastors, priests, rabbis, and other ordained clergy we work […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[62,51],"class_list":["post-191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-become-ordained","tag-clergy","tag-ordained"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t