If what I’m seeing and hearing is representative of our wider culture, we are facing an epidemic of burnout among Christians, and especially among pastors. Here are the 40 best resources on the subject that I’ve collected over the years. Hope you don’t get burnout reading through them!
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Battered Pastors (1)- Reformation 21 Blog
Battered Pastors (2) – Reformation21 Blog
Do Your Monday Mornings Feel Like Friday Evenings? – 20Schemes
Avoiding Burnout by Archie Parrish | Ligonier.org
15 Ways To Avoid Burnout When Working In Hard Places – 20 Schemes
What are areas of common neglect in a pastor’s life? | Practical Shepherding
Pastors Need Your Care–Part I – Jason Helopoulos
Pastors Need Your Care–Part II – Jason Helopoulos
Seven Possible Solutions to the Troubled Souls of Pastors – ChurchPlanting.com
Twelve Ways Pastors Went from Burnout to Vision
Recharging emotional batteries | The Proclamation Trust
A Defense against Pastoral Burnout | Counseling One Another
Seven Signs of Burnout – Sojourn Network
Burned Out? | Counseling One Another
3 Ways Pastoral Burnout Can Sneak Up on You by Eric McKiddie – ChurchLeaders.com
The Hidden Danger Of Public Productivity | WithoutWax.tv by Pete Wilson
You Have Limits, You Really Do! Pt.1 | Association of Biblical Counselors
3 Ways Pastoral Burnout Can Sneak Up on You | Pastoralized
Slow Down! How Moral Reasoning May Depend on It
You Can’t Do Your Job if You Don’t Sleep – Tony Schwartz – Harvard Business Review
Burnout Series Part 4: Finding Your Way out of Burnout | My World
Dead Ends On The Road To Rest | Daniel Montgomery
How to Avoid Being a Statistic in the Ministry
6 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout | The Simple Dollar
Avoiding Burnout (1) – Between The Times
Avoiding Burnout (2) – Between The Times
Avoiding Burnout (3) – Between The Times
Do Seminary Grads Burn Out Quickly?
The Magic of Doing One Thing at a Time – Tony Schwartz – Harvard Business Review
Running on Empty? How to Recognize When You’re on the Road to Burnout | Psychology Today
How to Recognize Signs of Burnout (and What to Do About Them)
8 Things You May Not Know about Busyness in America (infographic) | Everyday Theology
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