The need to achieve is too great. Invariably, it is the personal and spiritual life of the minister that suffers. And—like doctors, lawyers, and other professionals today—he often comes to feel strongly that the circumstances in which he works are in conflict with the very goals for which he entered his profession in the first place. Heightened frustration and disappointment go hand in hand with decreasing strength, peace, and joy. The conditions and habits of our work in ministry often seem incompatible with the life that Jesus lived and surely offers to us. But
