Being stressed out can actually help a ministry; being burnt out can be fatal. Being able to tell the difference is essential.

Being stressed out can actually help a ministry; being burnt out can be fatal. Being able to tell the difference is essential.

Scott and Derek talk to Peter Moore from Aedifica, a ministry service that specialises in helping church leaders understand the life stages and pressures they’re undergoing, and handle them well for the sake of the Kingdom.

SHOW NOTES

Zeal without Burnout: Seven keys to a lifelong ministry of sustainable sacrifice, by Christopher Ash

Family Systems and Congregational Life: A Map for Ministry, by R. Robert Creech

The Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory

Click here to download an adjusted form from Oilstone that takes into account resilience factors

Peter Moore’s ministry oversight service, Aedifica