How to Maintain Pastoral Zeal While Avoiding Pastoral Burnout

Christopher Ash, director of Cornhill Training Course, speaking on May 13, 2014, at Truth for Life’s Basics conference, shares out of personal experience and from the Word:

How can burnout be a problem in ministry when Christ Himself encouraged His followers to give up everything for the sake of the Gospel? Christopher Ash explains that there is a vital difference between living sacrificially for Jesus and pursuing our calling in a way that leads to mental and physical exhaustion. When Christian leaders bear in mind that we are created by God from dust and that all of our endeavors are dependent on Him for success, we are reminded that Gospel ministry is a humbling privilege and enabled to rejoice that we are recipients of God’s grace in Christ Jesus.

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Ash mentions several books that may be helpful:

Peter Brain, Going the Distance: How to Stay Fit for a Lifetime of Ministry
John Hindley, Serving without Sinking: How to Serve Christ and Keep Your Joy
Paul Tripp, Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry
Vaughn Roberts, True Friendship: Walking Shoulder to Shoulder
Kent and Barbara Hughes, Liberating Christianity from the Success Syndrome
Marjory Foyle, Honourably Wounded: Stress Among Christian Workers