What’s your burnout story?
Perhaps COVID-19 is part of your story. Maybe your burnout story involves being overworked, cutting a vacation short due to an emergency, or navigating a family crisis. Burnout can cause a loss of zeal for ministry and result in pastors simply going through the motions of ministry. Burnout can even affect personal, spiritual disciplines.
In a recent Lifeway Research study, over 70% of pastors say they need for consistency in personal prayer. It’s obvious pastors understand the importance of personal prayer in ministry. But what about the pastors who have lost their zeal for ministry and are simply going through the motions of ministry each day? How can they pray when they’re burned out? Thankfully, the Bible is our guide for all of life and has something to say about burnout.
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