Manager, Systemic Well

Date Needed by:
5/4/2026

Recognized nine times as a Chicago’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® and eight times as a National Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®, Wespath Benefits and Investments (Wespath) is seeking an individual who is passionate about clergy well-being to join our organization in a new partially grant funded role of Manager, Systemic Well-Being
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Serving The United Methodist Church (UMC) for over a century;
Wespath cares for those who serve by providing benefits to clergy and lay employees. This also includes more than a decade of work and research examining the physical, emotional, financial, social and spiritual dimensions of the clergy who serve the UMC. Wespath recently committed to partnering with Garrett Evangelical-Theological Seminary’s Faith Leadership Collaborative to lead the development of a Holistic Clergy Well-Being Hub.

This work is funded by a Lilly Endowment grant recently awarded to Garrett.

In this role, you will work across the UMC to develop and implement denomination-wide strategies that promote holistic well-being within the UMC. Responsibilities include building relationships with stakeholders, gathering and sharing data, identifying and overseeing comprehensive initiatives, and fostering a culture of well-being across all levels of the Church.

• Developing and executing a multi-year strategy for enhancing the well-being of those who serve the Church, using various types, sources, and levels of data to identify gaps, strengths, and opportunities.
• Establishing and cultivating relationships with key church leaders and subject matter experts on well-being within the UMC and other denominations; determining how Wespath can best interact with these leaders to achieve mutual objectives around well-being and support creation of a culture within the UMC that actively supports and values the health and well-being of clergy and lay workers, aligning touchpoints at the local church, conference, agency, and denominational level.
• Suggesting and monitoring relevant analytics to understand individual behavior and systemic factors that influence behavior and identify trends in well-being over time; leveraging data to identify gaps and needs within the denomination.
• Overseeing development of communication campaigns across the denomination to bolster individual and systemic well-being efforts and initiatives, including delivery of presentations regarding data, strategies, and impact to a variety of audiences, including senior management and church leaders.
• Collaborating with Wespath and UMC stakeholders to identify gaps between educational training and actual work environment and to help align expectations across multiple levels, which may include work with peer organizations via the Church Benefits Association.
• Leading Wespath’s effort in creation and execution of the Holistic Clergy Well-Being Hub for the Faith and Leadership Collaborative with Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary; collaborate with all stakeholders to ensure mutual benefit and achievement of key grant objectives.
• Supporting the Manager, Health and Well-Being in promoting available Wespath well-being programming across the church and identifying opportunities for additional programming to meet unmet needs and align with the desires of constituencies; contributing to Wespath’s ongoing clergy financial well-being efforts and strategy, including supporting upgrade and promotion of the Saving Grace program.
• Training and supporting leaders within the UMC to effectively promote well-being, recognizing the impact of leaders at various levels (church, conference, agency) on the mental health and work-life balance of those who serve the church.
• Working with other Wespath departments including Church Relations, Plan Sponsor Relations, and Benefits Education to resource meetings and events where clergy well-being is on the agenda or should be addressed and to identify and make connections with Church leaders or other individuals of interest to Wespath.

The compensation…