STRATEGIES TO SUPPLANT CHURCH BURNOUT

Attending a Celebration of Life this past weekend, the officiant spent some time talking about church burnout, specifically pointing out in his own words that it can happen when your whole life, starting with childhood, has been centered around church: church attendance, church duties, church people, church issues, and thankfully however, there were church person dedicated in a unwavering way to...

DEALING WITH BURNOUT

“Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame.  Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant.  Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder.  Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality.” (Romans 12:11-13 The Message Bible) Beware!  Nobody is exempt from burnout.  Burnout is defined by Psychology Today as follows.  “Burnout is a state of emotional, mental,...