August 5, 2012
Pastoral ministry brings extraordinary rewards—and significant wounds. Rob McCord explores four questions that can help pastors understand themselves, protect their spiritual health, process pain, and lead with humility.
August 1, 2012
Ministry burnout can leave pastors questioning their faith as well as their strength. Mike MacKenzie explores human limits, Sabbath rest, perfectionism, and learning to trust God with both ministry and self.
July 30, 2012
Burnout is more than exhaustion. Daniel Sherman examines the warning signs of ministry burnout and six areas where mismatches between ministers and their work can put pastors at risk.
Tim Harlow reflects on burnout, Elijah, Sabbath, and stillness, showing how even fruitful ministry can become spiritually dangerous when leaders begin running ahead of God.
August 1, 2010
Christian leaders can resist burnout by breaking patterns of personal obligation, self-sacrifice, self-abuse, and isolation while pursuing healthier rhythms for long-term ministry.
January 30, 2008
A Time survey said clergy are America’s happiest workers. Mark A. Taylor reflects on ministry’s pressures and why lasting joy often comes from serving others and offering hope in Jesus’ name.
October 7, 2007
Relationship is essential to the church’s teamwork and mission. Jim Putman explains why leaders need honest friendships, unity, and encouragement to model love, resist isolation, and serve with spiritual endurance.
September 10, 2006
A minister recounts a painful season of church conflict triggered by leadership burnout and false accusations. He shares hard-won strategies—silence, Scripture, trusted support, counseling, and perseverance—that helped him endure and ultimately move toward healing.
November 27, 2005
Even thriving church plants can swallow up the planter. Jim Tune shares hard-won principles for endurance—certainty of calling, freedom to be yourself, and boundaries that protect marriage, home, and long-term ministry.
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