A while ago I inquired of the Serving Strong Facebook friends, Twitter followers, and PowerMail subscribers to help add insight to this phrase:
"I'm a pastor approaching burnout. Help."
The phrase represents a pastor fast approaching the wall. I received a lot of responses. So many responses, in fact, that I compiled them all and placed them in PDF form so you could download it and read it at your leisure. Perhaps you are a pastor approaching your own wall. Or maybe you know one who is. Download it today and put all this great insight to work. As I write this post, I pray that this resource is used to help.
What would YOU add to help a pastor or other ministry leader to avoid hitting the wall?
A friend of mine, also a pastor and a former missionary to Ukraine, wrote a book (fiction) about a pastor who burned out and how he dealt with it... I'm a bit biased in my liking the book due to the fact that the author is my friend, but judging by the comments on Amazon, his book certainly hits home. Check it out if interested: Runaway Pastor ( http://goo.gl/0od2 ) by David S. Hayes.
Posted by: Zee | October 22, 2010 at 08:59 AM
Zee - Thanks so much for the book reference. Any possibility you could connect David with me? I would LOVE to see how he could/would contribute to Serving Strong's efforts.
Posted by: Scott Couchenour | October 22, 2010 at 09:09 AM