According to Tim Peters, 1,700 Pastors leave the ministry for good every month! A large contributor to that fact is that we've structured our work environments to unhealthy and counter productive. In today's podcast Mark Lesher talks about what he's been doing at Christ Journey to reverse that trend and is doing to make it a healthy environment for his team. Tune in as he gives us practical advice on making your church a healthy place for people to serve.

Interview Highlights

01:23 // History of Christ Journey Church

01:34 // A few of the changes this church transitioned through

03:07 // Mark's pre-work priorities

04:15 // The motivating factor in making wellness a priority for Mark's staff

04:40 // Christ Journey Church's desire for staff wellness

05:20 // Ideas for bringing wellness issues into staff community time.

06:30 // Focus on preventable issues to keep insurance costs down

07:15 // Encouraging life balance in staff through weekend scheduling

08:00 // "Generous Work Leave Policy"

09:18 // Transitioning to canceling services one Sunday a year

09:55 // Remove the temptation at staff gatherings…see ya later donuts

10:54 // Marks final tip for promoting staff wellness