Mar 30, 2023 | Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Emotional Health, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
Congratulations! You’ve made it to the final segment of our series on Unshakable You: 5 Choices of Emotionally Healthy People. Hopefully, by this point you feel well-equipped to take on the task of keeping yourself in a good mental and emotional place. It’s not...
Mar 23, 2023 | Emotional Health, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Relationships
Last week took a deep dive into Choice #4 in John Opalewski’s book Unshakable You: 5 Choices of Emotionally Healthy People. We spent a great deal of time learning how to refuel emotionally. We will finish unpacking this choice today. In last week’s post, we focused...
Mar 21, 2023 | Emotional Health, friendship, Leadership, Mental Health, Ministry Leader, Pastor
In today’s episode John and Jim wrap up their seven-week focus on mental and emotional well-being by unpacking two powerful pieces of a preventive plan to help you get and stay healthy. You can listen to the pod here. Here is the video version. Show notes are below:...
Mar 16, 2023 | Emotional Health, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Sabbath
We are over halfway through John Opalewski’s Unshakable You: 5 Choices of Emotionally Healthy People. Some of these five choices involve very difficult work and can feel overwhelming and even exhausting at times. You’ll be happy to hear that in this week and next...
Mar 14, 2023 | Emotional Health, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
Today’s episode is the sixth in a series of pods focused on the subject of mental and emotional well-being. Barna reported in April of 2022 that 42 percent of lead pastors were seriously considering quitting the ministry. The main drivers? Stress . . . isolation . . ....
Mar 9, 2023 | Abuse, Emotional Health, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor
Sometimes it is impossible to avoid unpleasant people. We may work with them or attend school with them. They may also be part of our families. If those people are toxic, learning to navigate those relationships while maintaining our own emotional health and not...
