A Taxonomy of At-Risk Pastors
By Jeramie Rinne | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018Consider these five categories of at-risk pastors.
How My Mega-Church Hasn’t Burnt Me Out
By Mark Vroegop | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018I’ve been leading a mega-church for over a decade. While it’s not always easy, it hasn’t killed me. It hasn’t burnt me out—at least not yet.
How a Biblical Eschatology Protects Against Pastoral Burnout
By Juan Sanchez | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018If we’re to endure faithfully in pastoral ministry, we need to remember that we’re leading the church in a time of tension—between the already and the not-yet.
How My Small Church Hasn’t Burnt Me Out
By Jonathan Worsley | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018My small church hasn’t killed me yet. In fact, it’s grown me.
Be Tender-Hearted and Thick-Skinned: How Humility Protects Pastors from Pastoral Burnout
By Aaron Menikoff | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018The thick-skinned and tender-hearted pastor is best positioned to minister for the long haul.
Waiting On the Lord to Renew Our Strength: Reflections on Pastoral Burnout
By Ray Ortlund | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018Burnout means something way down deep just collapses, and we can’t keep going.
One Cure for Burnout: A Plurality of Like-Minded Shepherds
By Jason Dees | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018If you currently pastor a congregation that has no qualified men other than yourself, then you should do two things: begin earnestly praying for such men and, second, perhaps reconsider if your standards are loftier than the Bible’s.
Am I Burnt Out? 30 Useful Questions
By Matt Schmucker | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018Here are 30 questions—15 internal and 15 external—to ask yourself to discover whether or not you’re on the road to burnout.
Managing Expectations for a Sustainable Ministry
By David Murray | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018How can a church support and protect its new pastor both from his own and others’ expectations, so that he will set off and continue at a sustainable pace?
One Cure for Burnout: Building a Network of Like-Minded Brothers
By Kevin McKay | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018Email another pastor in your area and ask them to read this article with you. Maybe it will start a life-giving friendship for both of you.
Discerning the Signs of Pastoral Burnout
By John Henderson | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018Pastoral burnout could be defined as the moment or season when a pastor loses the motivation, hope, energy, joy, and focus required to fulfill his work, and these losses center upon the work itself.
How to Avoid Accumulated Fatigue
By Zack Eswine | 9Marks Journal: Pastoral Burnout: Its Causes & Cures | 07.17.2018When accumulated fatigue takes hold of us, a night of rest, a weekend get-a-way, or a six-week sabbatical likely won’t help.
Book Review — Biblical Leadership: Theology for the Everyday Leader, edited by Benjamin Forrest and Chet Roden
Review by Jeremy Kimble | 07.09.2018Books on leadership abound. With so many resources on the topic, one wonders if there’s really anything new to say.
Book Review: The Essential Jonathan Edwards, by Owen Strachan and Douglas A. Sweeney
Review by Nate Pickowicz | 07.02.2018Whether you’re new to Edwards or have long trusted him as a faithful friend, this volume will undoubtedly serve as a welcome companion.
What Does a Prayer of Lament Sound Like?
9Marks | 06.25.2018Last week, we posted an article entitled “Why We Added a Prayer of Lament to Our Sunday Gathering.” Below are two samples of such prayers from Hinson Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon.
