Aug 1, 2023 | Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Workaholism
As we approach our 200th episode, we thought it might be fun to re-release our most popular five podcasts. Today’s episode is our third most listened to and watched episode: The Hidden Danger of Workaholism. When you love what you do for a living—when work...
Oct 20, 2022 | Burnout, Fatigue, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Rest, Rhythms, Sabbath, Workaholism
When I ask leaders about taking a weekly day off, I’m often greeted with a blank stare followed by uncomfortable silence. Some report they haven’t taken a day off in years. And even worse, a few of these leaders are proud of it. They wear busyness as a badge of honor....
Oct 6, 2022 | Burnout, Exhaustion, Fatigue, Leadership, Pastor, Rest, Sabbath, Stress, Workaholism
One of the hardest things to do for most leaders is to separate from work. Pivoting from their professional life to their private life. I know this from personal experience. I had to work hard as a lead pastor to shut off work once I entered our home. According to the...
Aug 25, 2022 | Burnout, Exhaustion, Leadership, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Sabbath, Workaholism
If you ask twenty people how many hours per week is reasonable for a leader to work, you’d probably get twenty different answers. Researchers from the business world have proven time and again that once you hit forty-five hours in a week, productivity (for most normal...
Jul 5, 2022 | Burnout, Exhaustion, Leadership, Margin, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast, Productivity, Work, Workaholism
Increasing your team’s weekly hours by 50 percent (from 40 to 60 hours) does not result in 50 percent more productivity. Most leaders assume the extra hours will produce an equally matched extra output . . . but usually, this formula fails. In today’s episode, John...
Apr 14, 2022 | Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Emotional Health, Exhaustion, Fatigue, Leadership, Longevity, Mental Health, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Rhythms, Stress, Uncategorized, Workaholism
The Converge Coaching team talks with our clients a lot about rhythms. Spiritual rhythms—prayer, study of the word, journaling etc. Work/rest rhythms—daily, weekly, quarterly, annually. Friendship rhythms. It’s possible to be out of rhythm in our personal life or work...
