Pastors and other clergy members often serve as pillars of support in times of crisis. Yet what happens when they’re the ones who need to be lifted up?
Mark Dance, a former pastor who lives in Dallas, knows firsthand that mental health struggles can impact those in church leadership.
During his three decades of leading various churches, Dance, now 59, experienced a three-year bout of clinical depression — and now, as a pastor advocate for GuideStone, he helps support other pastors who are struggling.
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He revealed the details of his story to Fox News Digital.
The ‘three-year fog’
Dance’s mental health challenge began about 15 years ago, when he was in his third pastoral position, he said.
He and his wife, Janet Dance, were busy navigating life in ministrywhile raising teenagers — and they were also in the middle of a major move from one …