Sean Nemecek: Wholeness After Pastor Burnout Recovery
Teams that thrive tend to encourage one another seven to nine times more than they criticize, a key aspect of pastor burnout recovery.
Teams that thrive tend to encourage one another seven to nine times more than they criticize, a key aspect of pastor burnout recovery.
There’s a lot wrong with me, but introversion isn’t one of the things. I’m just quieter than some leaders you may know — or your immediate perception of a leader.
I encourage you to use this list to pray individually and corporately with intentionality throughout this week.
In Virtuous Persuasion, Michael Niebauer delves deep into the basic questions of the mission of God, connecting it to the life we live. He argues that missio Dei, church planting and dialogue fail to provide adequate thinking on human morality.
Why do we see revivals start with young people? Because they are desperate for a mighty move of God and a youth revival movement. They long for change.
We need to make disciples, but we arent. From the data, it seems that people just lack an awareness or are unfamiliar or uncertain about terms such as discipleship, disciple making and the Great Commission, highlighting a need for everyday people making disciples.
Liquid Church has both a global and a local signature mission. Their local mission is to serve families living with special needs. Their global mission is to bring clean water to families in Africa and Central America through initiatives like their Coffee with a Cause.
Simply knowing what youre up against and paying attention to these multigenerational dynamics, especially through a church history genogram, can give you a head start in dealing with the patterns.
Losses tend to turn out to be wins in disguise. Remember, we are the death and resurrection people. The gospel calls us to a cheerful confidence to jump into the fray, and to a cheerful humility to lose well (if we must), knowing that the Father can take painful losses and raise them up to be gospel wins.
Review Gods faithfulness in my own life. When I take this step, I generally write a list of the ways Gods always taken care of me. When I see His past-tense care in front of me, its a reminder to trust Him with my present-tense questions about trusting the Lord.