Something you wish more people knew or believed. I wish more people knew and believed that burnout – specifically, ministry burnout – is real. Psychology Today defines burnout as “a state of chronic stress that leads to: physical and emotional exhaustion, cynicism and detachment, feelings of ineffectiveness and lack of accomplishment.” Burnout happens overtime. It’s a slow fade. […]
2 Very Practical Ways to Prevent Ministry Burnout
On Monday, I wrote about calloused calluses, when our hearts harden and we become spiritually dull. And I mentioned that the author of Hebrews seemed to know about ministry burnout. Burnout is “the state of chronic stress that leads to physical and emotional exhaustion, cynicism and detachment, and feelings of ineffectiveness and lack of accomplishment” (psychologytoday.com). […]