Congratulations to Rev. Joshua Evans, MMEF Center Administrator and Christian Fellowship PH Church pastor, on earning a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University.
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More about the Center Staff
Reverend M. Dean Morgan and his wife, Mrs. Annette Morgan bring years of expertise in Ministry and helping others to our Center Team. He is our Director of Pastoral Care and Education, and she while serving as a member of the support staff will also be his Administrative Assistant. They have been a team in marriage and in service for over 45 years. Reverend Morgan brings 38 years of experience in teaching and training ministers to this position. He is an ordained minister in the South Carolina Conference of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, and has served in that Conference as a pastor, as the Director of the School of Ministry and as the Assistant Superintendent. He holds a Bachelor of Theology from Holmes Bible College, a Bachelor of Arts in Bible from Central Wesleyan College and a Master of Arts in Religion from Asbury Theology Seminary.
Mrs. Annette holds a Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education from Emmanuel College and is a Licensed Discipleship Ministries Director with the SCCIPHC . She will be involved in various activities and projects at the Center, including assisting with training sessions. They have three children and six beautiful grandchildren: Marvin (Marty) Dean Morgan, Jr. and his wife Rebecca have Chris and Helen, Wendy and her husband Vincent Dammai have Brendon and William, and Claudia Catherine (Cathy) and her husband Joshua Wells have Eden and Aria.
What is ahead?
A note from Reverend Morgan:
We as a Foundation want to be there for the thousands of pastors that are on the front lines doing ministry. We want to be there for you before a major crisis takes place in your life. Not only do we want to be there for the pastor we want to be there for the pastor’s wife and children.
Also, in the months ahead, I want to share some things about mental health. By July of next year, our President, Joshua Evans will be licensed with the state of South Carolina as a Mental Health Counselor. I have been certified as a mental health coach not a counselor and I am working on being a professional life coach. In the next several months I want to break down what we are talking about when we talk about mental health and also deal with some of the myths of understanding mental health and particularly focus on pastors.
In a 2022 report that I just read, 65% of pastors report feelings of loneliness and isolation. In 2015, 37% received personal support from a network of peers or a mentor at least several times a month; in 2022, just 22% report getting this type of spiritual support on a regular basis.
When asked how often pastors seek help or guidance from professionals like a spiritual advisor, personal mentor, professional counselor or therapist and other support personnel, 65% of all pastors say they are utilizing “none of the above.”
Finally, recent data collected from Barna’s pastor poll indicate that U.S. pastors are currently in crisis and at risk of burnout. 38% indicate they have considered quitting full-time ministry within the past year.
We, as a Foundation want to be there for pastors. We will be doing various things to try and reach out to help pastors. If you as a pastor need someone to talk to without judgment, someone to just let steam off with, we are available to listen to you and help in any way we can.
May the Lord bless you as we journey together in life.
Dean Morgan, Director of Pastoral Care and Education