Recognizing Signs of Burnout in Ministry

"I've been thinking about, how do you know when you're just experiencing a seasonal kind of fatigue because of an intense ministry season versus the beginnings of burnout?

This is a busy season for us. It involves your regular ministry kickoffs, a new sermon series, new events that you're doing, but add into that our community is in the process of trying to purchase a building. That's like a whole other job. And then you figure home stuff, life stuff.

I don't know if I've ever experienced burnout. But I'm curious as to how you guys would differentiate between ordinary ministry fatigue and the beginnings of ministry burnout."

This week, Russ wonders if he's burning out or just sprinting hard, while Duke shares his own experience with ministry burnout, and the ways Glenn's proactive leadership helped him recover.

Till We Feast is:

• Glenn Hoburg, Pastor of Grace DC Downtown
• Duke Kwon, Pastor of Grace DC Meridian Hill and author of Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance & Repair
• Russ Whitfield, Pastor of Grace Mosaic and the Director of Cross-Cultural Advancement for Reformed University Fellowship

Till We Feast is produced by Area Code Audio.