October 16, 2023

The Emotional Toll on Church Leadership

29 minutes

Pastors and other ministry leaders are often under so much stress that they find themselves hanging on by a thread, oftentimes for years, ready to burn out from exhaustion or blow out morally. This is a huge problem facing the Church today.

In this episode of the Everyday Disciple Podcast, we talk about the alarming number of high-profile church leaders resigning, being fired, or walking away from the faith and why this may be happening so often. Is the Church a black hole for leaders?

Why aren’t more pastors overflowing with the love, joy and the peace of the Lord in their lives, families, and ministries? What is the cause of their emotional problems and moral failures?

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

Why we didn’t see this type of “leadership burnout” with Jesus and his disciples.

Alarming statistics about the levels of stress and low emotional and moral health of today’s pastors.

Why the ‘model’ that many churches follow is leading to leadership fallout.

Steps to take TODAY if you’re on the brink of resigning, being fired or burning out.

Get started here…

From this episode:

“The constant expectations that people put on their pastors, and their families–and that pastors put on themselves–can be devastating. Pastors are expected to be “on” and ready to give stellar leadership, neverending compassion, awe-inspiring messages, anointed prayer, and non-stop words of encouragement…pretty much all the time, not just on Sundays!”

Each week the Big 3 will give you immediate action steps to get you started.

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Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Coaching with Caesar and Tina in discipleship and missional living.

Discipleship and Missional Resources

Missio Publishing

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By Caesar Kalinowski

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