Redeeming Babbles - A Small Group Approach to Spiritual Formation

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Redeeming babbles is a enterprise i started with producer chris. One of its missions is to in this moment of being scattered and separated, how do we actually redeem this moment? I really think that formation happens in small communities far more powerfully than in a large sunday morning gathering. We have some great resources on redeeming babel that i want to invite people to check out. Good faith 20 for youo if you wanted to get a discount and check out some of our group resources.

Why are so many pastors considering leaving the ministry? Is it the pandemic? Is it the political and racial polarization? Is it something else? Join David and Curtis as they delve into the growing crisis of pastoral burnout, including a very personal story from Curtis about his own journey to becoming a “former senior pastor”.

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-Barna Group - 38% of U.S. Pastors Have Thought About Quitting Full-Time Ministry in the Past Year

-Michelle Boorstein - The first Christmas as a layperson: Burned out by the pandemic, many clergy quit in the past year

-Kate Shellnutt - The Pastors Aren’t All Right: 38% Consider Leaving Ministry

-Barna Group - The Mental & Emotional Health of Pastors and Their Congregants Amid COVID-19

-Wendy Wang and Alysse Elhage - Here’s Who Stopped Going to Church During the Pandemic

-The French Press - The Crisis of Christian Celebrity

-Cass Sunstein - The Law of Group Polarization