Pastors and other leaders are especially vulnerable to stress overload, as well as to burnout, because it’s difficult to set boundaries when leading a ministry or caring for people in need pastors. Research on pastors and pastor’s wives have shown that they suffer from extreme stress, painful struggles, and often burnout. Stress Overload is from being chronically overstressed or going…
How is your stress level? What changes have you gone through in the last year that may be affecting your health and well-being? The Life Events Stress Test can help you understand. At Soul Shepherding we care for pastors and other ministry leaders and find that they are especially vulnerable to stress overload and burnout. Parents and…
A un amigo mío se le hizo era bastante tarde para su cita conmigo. ¡Finalmente llegó sin aliento mientras me explicaba que 24 horas en un día no fue suficiente! Él estaba tratando muy duro para ser un buen pastor, pero simplemente no podía lograr todo lo que su iglesia requiere de él. Tratando de…
As pastors and ministry leaders, we’re prone to give too much of ourselves, to do too much and try too hard. Its the same for parents and others who care for people in Jesus’ name. We’re called to be shepherds to the sheep God has entrusted to us. But what does this mean? How do…
Jess was in church on Sunday. He was singing praises to God, earnestly seeking to apply God’s word to his life, and friendly with people after the service. Then later that day he was driving with some friends to a restaurant and he got frustrated when a driver cut him off and drove slow. Jess…
When the shepherds in our churches and Christian organizations are depressed, overstressed, or struggling with compulsive behavior, then the sheep they care for suffer. If pastors are not growing in their own intimacy with Jesus, then their ministry to others is diminished. If ministry leaders are not setting aside ministry demands regularly to be still with…
“Facilito!”, Decimos cuando algo es fácil para nosotros. ¿Y si vivimos la vida sin sudar? ¿Sin afanarse, andar de prisa o preocuparse? Así es como Adán y Eva vivían en el Jardín del Edén hasta que se separaron de Dios. Desde entonces la gente trabajamos con el sudor de su frente. Pero entendemos mal esto…
¿Y si Jesús te invita a almorzar? ¡Cree que estaría emocionado! En realidad, Jesús ya le ha preguntado. Recuerde que él dijo: “¡Aquí estoy! Yo estoy a la puerta y llamo. Si alguno oye mi voz y abre la puerta, entraré, y cenaré con él, y él conmigo”(Apocalipsis 3:20). Almuerzo con Jesús. Es un concepto…
¿Cuándo fue la última vez que se sentó junto al océano, un lago o un arroyo? Es un gran lugar para conocer a Dios y respirar profundamente al apreciar su belleza y la bondad que restaura su alma. Kristi y yo estaremos dirigiendo 30 misioneros en un retiro de 3 días frente al océano en…
Over the years I’ve talked with many people, including pastors and ministry leaders, who are caught in the snares of a compulsive behavior. They keep trying to stop but can’t. No matter how guilty they feel or how hard they try they haven’t been able to get free. Hope for Struggling Pastors The ministry of…