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22 Mar What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There

Posted at 12:15h in Anxiety, Burnout, Church life, Church people, confession, duplicity, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Insecurity, Leadership, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Spiritual health, success, vulnerability by pkuzma 2 Comments

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A few recent conversations with a pastor friend of mine have raised an issue that I've found true for my life. Maybe you can relate to it as well. My friend has been in full-time ministry as a Senior Pastor for over 30 years. He's served...

21 Feb Is There Such A Thing As Christian Pornography?

Posted at 08:51h in Anxiety, Brokenness, Conferences, confession, Leadership, Spiritual health, Things that drain life, Things that give life by pkuzma 0 Comments

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I admit the title of this post is extreme. Let's get that out of the way right now. I think there is such a thing as Christian pornography. I could probably have thought of a better term for what I am thinking, but I suspect that many...

03 Aug Some Truth About Burnout, And Some Antidotes

Posted at 17:23h in Burnout, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Leadership, Margin, Pace of life, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, Spiritual health, Things that drain life, Things that give life by pkuzma 0 Comments

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The New York Times had an excellent article about Clergy Burnout this week. I encourage you to clikc the link and read it. It's got some good information. However, packed full of antidotes to burnout is a blog post from Perry Noble. I'd encourage youeven more...

01 Apr Stewarding The Easter “Anointing”

Posted at 14:02h in Brokenness, Burnout, Communication, Depression, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Failure, Leadership, Margin, Message Preparation, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Relationships, Rest, Sabbath, Spiritual health, success, Things that drain life, Things that give life, Uncategorized by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken away.” And Elisha replied, “Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit and become your successor.” “You have asked a difficult ...

11 Nov The Dark Side of Ministry

Posted at 23:17h in Anxiety, Brokenness, Change, Church life, Church people, death, Depression, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, grief, Leadership, Pastor, Spiritual health, Things that drain life, Tragedy by pkuzma 9 Comments

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Milfred Minitrea of the Missional Church Center, wrote a powerful post on his blog that I think deals with the dark side of ministry and how Pastors are constantly dealing with the issue of congregational change management and ministry effectiveness. In His post called, "Depression: Pastors...

04 Nov Rest That Sleep Can’t Provide

Posted at 18:22h in Burnout, Church life, Emotional health, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Rest, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, sleep, Spiritual health, Study & Planning Breaks, Things that give life by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Josh Patterson, Executive Pastor at The Village Church in Highland Village, Texas, wrote this great post recently on the topic of real rest ...

30 Jul Even The Contemplative Struggle With Burnout

Posted at 00:51h in Anxiety, Brokenness, Burnout, Church life, Church people, confession, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Fun, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, Spiritual health, Things that drain life, Things that give life by pkuzma 2 Comments

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You may or may not have heard of Father Peter Norden, founder of a large social justice agency in Australia called Jesuit Social Services and a well-known Prison Chaplain down under. He recently announced his resignation from the ministry after 40 years, citing burnout. Interesting juxtaposition,...

05 Jul Creating a Culture of Balance

Posted at 22:33h in Burnout, Church life, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Family, influence, Leadership, Margin, Marriage, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Relationships, Rest, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, Spiritual health, success, Things that drain life, Things that give life by pkuzma 0 Comments

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I recently read a great paper available from Leadership Network on how Pastors in their 20's and 30's are dealing with the stress and strain of ministry life. It was an excellent read and encouraging to hear that these guys are thinking much differently than...

30 Jun Governor Mark Sanford Could Be You or Me

Posted at 23:24h in Affairs, Brokenness, Burnout, confession, deception, duplicity, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Failure, Leadership, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Relationships, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, Spiritual health, success, Things that drain life, Things that give life, Tragedy by pkuzma 2 Comments

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It has been stated throughout the unfolding of the circumstance for South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford that he often would retreat after legislative sessions because they would wear him out. Retreating and refreshing is good, but at some point, Mark made some dangerous decisions about...

20 Jun Good Stuff Coming From Gary Lamb’s Pain

Posted at 00:11h in Burnout, duplicity, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Failure, Leadership, Pastor, Relationships, Rest, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, Spiritual health, Things that add life by pkuzma 0 Comments

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When I speak of anything good coming from someone's pain, it's not news to any real leader. The best stuff of life and ministry, especially when in leadership, comes through pain. We have all felt the sting of where Gary is at in one way,...