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“Any other pastors out there feeling weary?” a minister in England asks. “I’ve had two weeks leave and feel as knackered [worn out] as I did before.” “I am emotionally drained,” another writes. “Any other pastors feeling like this?” “These …
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What do you do when the church you’re leading is split along political lines? Here are five more steps you can take.
Part 1 Previous posts in this series:* Help! 2020 is about to destroy my church!* Zooming Out: From Church Distress to the Broader Disaster In the United States it is customary for a newly elected president to affirm, “I will …
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It’s time to take a step back from congregational distress and look at it from a wide-angle lens. Because your people are going through multiple disasters—health crisis, economic collapse, racial injustice, social upheaval—at the same time. What can we learn from disaster mental health experts to navigate a way forward?
Almost every pastor I’ve spoken to the last six months has shared a similar story. “It seems like my church is about to disintegrate.” For some the challenge has come in the form of contention over the ever-changing guidelines related …