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...
Jul 14, 2022 | Hurry, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Rest
Today we welcome back to the blog our teammate Jaime Hlavin. Jaime opens up about the fast pace of her current season, and what she’s doing to fight back against the vicious cycle of “busy.” Enjoy ~ John “The hurried life is a harried life.” ~ John...
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 26, 2022 | Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Emotional Health, Exhaustion, Fatigue, Leadership, Longevity, Margin, Mental Health, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast, Rest, Rhythms, Uncategorized
It’s possible to be seriously out of rhythm in your life and not know it. In today’s episode, John & Jim unpack four dashboard lights we can pay attention to that might signal arrythmia is present in our life. Here are the show notes: Four Dashboard Lights to...
Apr 19, 2022 | Burnout, Emotional Health, Leadership, Mental Health, Ministry Leader, Pastor, Podcast, Rest, Sabbath
How does a leader take a great day off? What are some elements? Leaders are asking this question more and more. In today’s episode, John and Jim unpack the answers to these most important questions. Here are the show notes: Chuck Swindoll: “Why do we have such a hard...
