Rest & Productivity

Intellectual, Physical, Spiritual

Rest is essential to productivity. As a pastor, it’s critical that we find time to Sabbath. This video explores the benefits of proper rest and the dangers of overworking.

Remaining Healthy as COVID-19 Lingers

Emotional, Financial, Intellectual, Physical, Relational, Spiritual

The effects of COVID are lingering and no group of professionals are feeling it more than pastors. The research we’re reading, along with the anecdotal evidence we’re collecting as we talk to the pastors we serve, is showing that many pastors are really struggling...

How to Be Passionate About Your Calling Without Being Driven Over the Edge 

Physical

What drives you?    Passion or adrenaline?   Passion is an intense desire or enthusiasm for something. Adrenaline is a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, especially in conditions of stress, increasing rates of blood circulation, breathing, and preparing muscles...

Caught in the Cross Hairs

Emotional, Physical, Relational

Crossbow and gun enthusiasts use a sight to lock in on the center of a target. Where one hair (or line) crosses another, the center of that union is referred to as ‘the cross hairs.’ Literally, this center point is under fire.  Have you ever felt overwhelmed by life,...

Strike The Match

Physical, Relational, Spiritual

Hear the story of how Matthew & Kate’s experienced ministry burnout and a moral failure. Learn how Full Strength Network and the MinistryPulse app were able to help this couple.

Pastor, Are You Burning Out?

Emotional, Physical, Spiritual

But the Lord said to him (twice), “What are you doing here, Elijah?” I’m 67 years old and just had my first burn out experience. It never happened during an intense 40+ year business career, most of it as the chief sales and marketing officer of a company with a...

We Did Not Know to Call It Burnout

Emotional, Physical

One Sunday during March 1965, the worship service at our church in Baltimore, MD got out early. Great, I thought. That gives me more time to play with my friends in the church yard. At 14 years old that was a main focus of Sunday mornings. I had spent eight years...

Self-Care Is The Most Underrated Leadership Skill

Emotional, Financial, Intellectual, Physical, Relational, Spiritual

I’ll be honest. Self-care always ends up at the bottom of my to-do list. In fact, self-care has never been in my vocabulary. For most of my life, I’ve been a hard-charging, type-A, driven, ambitious person. But as I recently turned thirty, I began to realize that my...

Here Are Some Causes and Cures for Leadership Burnout

Physical

Leadership is really tough. Good leaders understand this and manage their lives and leadership demands to avoid burnout. Sometimes, however, even the best leaders get burned out. If you’re facing it now, examine the cause list below to see what factors may be...