{"id":2332,"date":"2019-12-19T19:02:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T01:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/?p=2332"},"modified":"2019-12-19T19:05:07","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T01:05:07","slug":"pastor-burnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.messy-spirituality.com\/wordpress\/2019\/12\/19\/pastor-burnout\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastor Burnout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This report aired just before I went on KMEG today to promote our Christmas Sing Along and Christmas Eve Worship services at First Lutheran in South Sioux City NE.<\/p>\n<p>Burnout can and does happen. It matters not what sized church, solo pastor, multiple pastors, etc.\u00a0 What matters is expectations by members, the pastors them selves, disciple volunteers, rumors, and the list goes on.<\/p>\n<p>There are so many things that can be done to help this.\u00a0 I myself work very hard, but I also make sure I take time now to work out, see a Spiritual Advisor, I have a Clergy Coach and multiple other support groups.<\/p>\n<p>The more the congregation can do and care, the better it is for each and every pastor.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<style>\n       .errordiv { padding:10px; margin:10px; border: 1px solid #555555;color: #000000;background-color: #f8f8f8; width:500px; }#advanced_iframe {visibility:visible;opacity:1;vertical-align:top;}.ai-info-bottom-iframe { position: fixed; z-index: 10000; bottom:0; left: 0; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 100%; background-color: #ff9999; padding-left: 5px;padding-bottom: 5px; border-top: 1px solid #aaa } a.ai-bold {font-weight: bold;}#ai-layer-div-advanced_iframe p {height:100%;margin:0;padding:0}<\/style><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var ai_iframe_width_advanced_iframe = 0;var ai_iframe_height_advanced_iframe = 0;var aiOnloadScrollTop=\"true\";var aiShowDebug=false;\n\t\tif (typeof aiReadyCallbacks === 'undefined') {\n\t\t\tvar aiReadyCallbacks = [];\n\t\t} else if (!(aiReadyCallbacks instanceof Array)) {\n\t\t\tvar aiReadyCallbacks = [];\n\t\t}    function aiShowIframeId(id_iframe) { jQuery(\"#\"+id_iframe).css(\"visibility\", \"visible\");    }    function aiResizeIframeHeight(height) { aiResizeIframeHeight(height,advanced_iframe); }    function aiResizeIframeHeightId(height,width,id) {aiResizeIframeHeightById(id,height);}<\/script><iframe id=\"advanced_iframe\"  name=\"advanced_iframe\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/pastors-experiencing-burnout-look-to-sabbaticals-to-invest-in-mental-health\/\"  width=\"100%\"  height=\"600\"  frameborder=\"0\"  border=\"0\"  allowtransparency=\"true\"  loading=\"lazy\"  style=\";border-width: 0px;;border: none;;width:100%;;height:600px;\" ><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var ifrm_advanced_iframe = document.getElementById(\"advanced_iframe\");var hiddenTabsDoneadvanced_iframe = false;\nfunction resizeCallbackadvanced_iframe() {}<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This report aired just before I went on KMEG today to promote our Christmas Sing Along and Christmas Eve Worship services at First Lutheran in South Sioux City NE. 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