10 Reasons Why I Believe Leaders Flame Out! July 27, 2010
By Pastor Perry Noble www.newspring.cc
#1 – They feel like have something to prove…and so instead of becoming obsessed with God’s greatness they become obsessed with their own.
#2 – They have a hard time accepting Gods grace…thus throwing themselves into an achievement based mentality. They think the [...]
Are you kidding me? I was a church pastor and now you offer me a job cleaning houses? Yes! Provided your pride does get in the way!
Jesus taught the disciples to seat people in rows (ushering), then taught them to hand out baskets of fish and bread (waitressing) and then he taught them how to [...]
Run a Window Cleaning Company!
Don’t be afraid to work with your hands! Many of you are not, but I have met some pastors that think this is below their dignity! Jesus and Paul both worked with their hands. Many find working with their hands a great therapy for the emotional and spiritual abuse they [...]
Many of you, after a period of healing and enlightenment, may very well return to full-time ministry in the world of organized religion. For those who do, we wish to bless you and hope you will help change the church in dramatic and life-giving ways. Our prayers go out for you.
For others, the day has come [...]
FIRST:
You probably never expected to find yourself here, unemployed by church termination or resigned with a case of - “I never thought the ministry was like this.” You are not alone. If you have read our web site you know 1,000 to 1,500 church leaders a month, every month, step away from their posts. [...]
Father, I honestly don’t feel very free right now. I hurt from rejection and disillusion. I never thought the church would wound me this bad. I know you love me, but I feel trapped in my own pain.
Father, help me to rest in Jesus spirit. Help me to feel and experience your unconditional love. Let [...]
Father in heaven, the most high. Father we thank you for the many different ways you show us your unconditional love. Yes, it is true that at times we doubt, and at times we feel you are withholding your love, but deep in our hearts and spirit we know that is not true. We really [...]
No One Seems To Care, Lord!
I have tried, and tried to inspire zeal into the church, but many are consumed with their politics, cell phones, money issues, and sports commitments. You, Lord, seem to fit in only if they have time for you - or need for you at the moment. Why is the present [...]
“Midway this life we’re bound upon,
I woke to find myself in a dark wood,
where the right road was wholly lost and gone.”
The Divine Comedy-Canto I- Dante
Dante’s words ring true to me when I remember my experience with burnout. At the time I was the Pastor at the same Baptist church [...]
Father, help me please! I find myself hating church. Not church as it should be, but I hate the human element. I hate the politics. I hate the busy bodies. I hate the culture. I hate the promises that are preached with great zeal, yet never seem to come to pass.
I find so much more [...]