Ministry Ethics & Healthy Boundaries

In the news, we often hear ministry leaders who have broken trust with the people they are called to serve by violating ethical standards. Join us to reflect on the privilege and responsibility we hold as ministry leaders, boundary awareness fosters career, intentionality in how clergy interact with God's people, we'll explain the boundaries we need to live out with the internet, artificial intelligence, and more. Dr. Hamel is teaching an extended nine-hour course on this topic for the ABHMS Center for Continuous Learning in May. For more information, visit https://ccl.abhms.org.

Doctor of Ministry from Central Baptist Theological Seminary, a Master of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. Mary has taught and consulted on church conflict. She is certified by FaithTrust Institute to provide Clergy Ethics and Boundaries training, which she teaches regularly. In 2025, she was appointed to the Commission on Safeguarding for the Baptist World Alliance.