Mid-Career Check-In: What's Working, What's Not, and What Needs to Change Now

Mid-career leaders often navigate the most complex intersections of ministry and life: family responsibilities, congregational demands, aging parents, debt, and long-term planning pressures. This season requires strategic recalibration. A mid-career check-in helps clergy regain clarity, adjust course with intention, and ensure that their leadership today does not compromise their wellbeing or their retirement security tomorrow. What it addresses: Insights for recalibrating ministry, money, and life priorities, including preparing for retirement. This session is suitable for: Mid-career clergy & lay employees ages 45+. Host: Rev. Krista Betz, Interim Director, United Church Board for Ministerial Assistance Featured Guest: Rev. Dr. Michael L. Sloan In this interactive discussion, glean from the Rev. Dr. Michael Sloan as he shares insights and practices to support mid-career professionals in reassessing what's sustainable--financially, vocationally, and personally. Topics Include: Mid‑career pressures Competing life demands Recalibration indicators Participants will Name core stressors Assess energy drains Clarify next steps