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06 Apr Looking for LESS of This to Be News!

Posted at 23:07h in Affairs, Brokenness, Burnout, Church life, confession, duplicity, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Failure, Leadership, Pastor, Resignations, Transitions by pkuzma 0 Comments

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In case you haven't heard already, Bob Coy, pastor of one of the US's largest megachurches, resigned this weekend due to a moral failure. We don't know the details, and honestly don't need to. However, It's another day to say that we at Pastor For...

30 Jan How’s Your Sleep Hygiene?

Posted at 09:15h in Burnout, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Life, Margin, Mental Health, Pace of life, Personal Pace, Physical health, Rest, sleep, Spiritual health by pkuzma 0 Comments

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We all hear of the importance and benefits of good sleep each night, yet it seems few of us get it. Here are some helpful thoughts toward improving this vital area of health: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy...

29 Jan Taken a Look at Your Work Hours Lately?

Posted at 21:23h in Burnout, Church life, Emotional health, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Expectations, Family, Life, Margin, Mental Health, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Rest, Sabbath, sleep, Spiritual health by pkuzma 0 Comments

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NBC News did a short piece tonight on the price we're paying because of overwork. It doesn't mention those in ministry, but it might as well. Pastors are as susceptible, if not even more so, than non-Pastors, especially given that most of us work through...

16 Dec Strange Things We Do When God Moves

Posted at 01:21h in Brokenness, Burnout, Church life, deception, duplicity, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Leadership, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Physical health, Things that drain life, Things that give life, vulnerability by pkuzma 0 Comments

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I was initially going to title this post "Lakeland Revival Learnings", based on the recent revival/renewal/spiritual stirring that took place earlier this year in Lakeland, Florida. The meetings took place under the leadership of evangelist Todd Bentley. They ended when Bentley (who was the primary...

21 Nov Dispelling Some Myths About Depression

Posted at 21:06h in Anxiety, Brokenness, Burnout, Depression, Emotional health, Pastor, Physical health, Spiritual health by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Anne Jackson, author of the soon-to-be-released Mad Church Disease: Overcoming the Burnout Epidemic, and blogger-extraordinaire at Flowerdust.net, wrote about depression in words that are more than adequate. I REALLY encourage you to go there and read it....

12 Nov Leading On Empty

Posted at 10:22h in Brokenness, Burnout, Church life, Depression, duplicity, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Leadership, Pace of life, Pastor, Physical health, Spiritual health, vulnerability by pkuzma 1 Comment

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If you're following Pastor For Life, you know we've been somewhat chronicling the story of Pastor Wayne Cordeiro through his recent heart surgery and his return to the pulpit following this encounter. I am a regular reader of his blog ...

27 Oct Adrenal Letdown

Posted at 18:15h in Burnout, Depression, Emotional health, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Rest, sleep, Spiritual health by pkuzma 0 Comments

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I've heard it said that preaching for an hour can equal the energy output of 3-4 hours worth of work. Multiply that for Pastors who preach at multiple services by the number of services they preach at each weekend. Arch Hart, in his book, "Adrenaline &...

04 Oct Pastor Wayne Cordeiro Resting After Heart Surgery

Posted at 19:55h in Burnout, Communication, influence, Leadership, Pace of life, Pastor, Physical health, Rest by pkuzma 8 Comments

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Wayne Cordeiro, Pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship (a Foursquare Church, the tribe I am part of) in Honolulu, Hawaii, is resting and recovering from significant heart surgery he underwent at Stanford Medical Center in Northern California. Part of his statement reported, "My right artery was...

09 Sep Do You Need A Nap?

Posted at 23:55h in Burnout, Depression, Emotional health, Life, Margin, Pace of life, Pastor, Personal Pace, Physical health, Rest, Sabbath, sleep, Spiritual health, Things that drain life, Things that give life by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Think what you will, but everyBODY needs a nap, at least once in a while, if not almost every day. In reality, this post should probably stand on its own in the "Your Personal Pace" series. The topic is sleep, and you may think it...

28 Aug What Else Would YOU Do?

Posted at 15:38h in Anxiety, Burnout, Emotional health, Expectations, Failure, Life, Pastor, Spiritual health, success, Things that drain life, Things that give life by pkuzma 1 Comment

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I enjoyed a lunch appointment today, catching up with a Pastor friend who has just come off of his first Sabbatical that lasted about three months. We got to talking about an aspect of vocational ministry that I have come to believe over time can...