Sharing is Caring

About Burnout "As I slowly recovered from the burnout  incident here's what the Lord taught me:   * Focus on the Lord's definition of success.   Ministry isn't about numbers.   It's about  faithfully preaching, teaching, and loving the  people. * Seek help from a mature Christian friend or  Christian counselor when appropriate.   * Share the load ~ with staff, elders, deacons,  and trusted friends and members. * Don't neglect your spiritual, physical and mental health."   [Christopher Ash, "ZEAL without BURNOUT"]

  Burnout     [1 Kings 19:1-14]     Psychologists say that stress can have disillusion, self-deprecation, and cynicism when it exceeds the threshold.  There's an article that summarizes the seven signaling signs of stress (Internet): (1) He considers himself to be indispensable, (2) He tries to do too many things and has not time to deal with important things (3) He has constant pressure on himself, (4) He feels uneasiness that he is always behind and is not the best, (5) He habitually sits long while he is working, (6) He feels guilty when he gets home early, and (7) He takes his worries home.  If we ignore these danger signals and continue working then we will eventually be burnout.  What is burnout?  Burnout is a feeling of fatigue and asthenia throughout the emotional, physical, and social life, literally devoid of power and energy.  When a pastor gets exhausted and burnout, he loses his motivation for m...