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363: Empathy vs. Compassion In Ministry (Matt Waldock)

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"The sin of empathy" is a phrase attributed to family systems psychologist Dr Edwin Friedman.  Matt Waldock of Manchester City Church explores why empathy is unhelpful in ministry and compassion is a better way of thinking.

  • Compassion is suffering with someone
  • Empathy is feeling the pain that they feel
  • But you cannot help someone if you are in pain yourself
  • The person with the most anxiety often has the most power
  • We need to pay attention to how other people's anxiety effects our own
  • It is not our job to shrink other people's pain

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