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Unforced Rhythms of Grace for Busyness and Burnout
I remember a few years ago we ran a youth camp over Easter. We had nearly all of our campers sign up for a workshop on “Burnout” run by a Christian social worker. There were other workshops but this...
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Expectations In A Pastoral Size Church
When church attendance sits between 50 to 150 people the dynamics shift from a Family Size Church in favour of a Pastoral Size Church. Expectations of a minister shift too. The minister is at the...
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Anglican Ministers, Size Matters and Leadership
My gut feel is that our Anglican church structures lend themselves well to a Pastoral Size Church with a key minister surrounded by a small group of leaders (parish council). Prevailing expectations...
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Rule Of Life 5 – Weary Work (Labour).
One of the most valuable and practical books for ministry that I’ve read is “Ministry Burnout” by J.A. Sanford (1982, Paulist Press). He pointed me to a number of interventions to prevent burnout in...
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