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“Now strengthen my hands” [Nehemiah 6:1-9] If we look at the book “Burnout in Church Leaders” (by Peter Kaldor & Rod Bullpit), we will find survey data of 20 denominations, 7,200 church pastors, and 430,000 believers. Pastors who are more at risk of burnout say six things, two of which have gotten some attention: (1) It is said that the degree of stress and exhaustion was higher in younger group. The fact that the younger you are, the greater your risk of burnout reflects several facts: The fact that youth ministry is not easy, that leaders have too high expectations of themselves or others have too high of them, that they are inexperienced in dealing with tensions. (2) It is said that the level of burnout was higher in leaders who are raising young children. The reason that burnout levels are higher among people under 40 is because they are takin...