Fulfilling ministry demands from Ash Wednesday through Easter can feel like a marathon for church leaders. To avoid burnout and exhaustion, it’s important for them to engage in proactive self-care. Here are some tips form Baptist News Global.
More Than Tired: Are You Burning Out?
There’s a fine line between being tired and actually burning out. The challenge is, once you cross the line, it’s so difficult to get back. Eleven years ago, I entered into the darkest period of my life. People had always warned me I would burn out. I thought I could prove them wrong. And usually I did. I […]
Modern Ministry: Learning the Art of Strategic Neglect
Ministers today face so many pressures, The intensity of the job itself added to the high rates of unrealistic expectations from church memberships or even leadership can set up ministers to burn out quickly and, often, to live with a great burden of guilt, frustration, and disillusionment. “Strategic neglect” may be a way for ministers to cope by taking a new look at putting first things first by better managing their competing commitments and finding homeostasis in their spiritual, personal, and professional lives. (Photo by Leland Francisco, used by Creative Commons )
