Today on Church Leadership Radar, Ted Rhoades sits in for Todd with three stories worth your attention as you head into the weekend:

• Sports Gambling as a Pastoral Crisis — Legal sports betting is now in most states and quietly spreading through congregations. Gambling addiction stays invisible longer than other addictions, and most church pastoral care systems weren't built for it. Worth getting your team ready before it lands in your lap.
• Carey Nieuwhof on 20 Years After Burnout — Part two of an important series. Hard-won perspective on building a sustainable life and ministry. Especially timely heading into summer.
• Ministry FOMO — The comparison trap doesn't just hit senior leaders. It hits worship directors, children's directors, executive pastors. The comparison trap is an equal-opportunity thief — and the antidote is leaning hard into your specific, God-given lane.

The Bright Spot: Churches launching micro-enterprise programs that help low-income community members start their own businesses — hundreds of graduates, millions in new small business activity. Mission you can measure.

Today's Takeaway: What do you already have that you haven't fully invested in?

Source Links:

• Sports Gambling & Pastoral Care — National Council on Problem Gambling (Churches)
• Carey Nieuwhof — Burnout Series
• Ministry FOMO — Carey Nieuwhof

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