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P, , tor wellne, , i, not, elf-in, ulgence. It i, , tew, r, , , ip. A p, , tor w, o neglect, t, eir p, y, ic, l, e, otion, l,, piritu, l,, n, rel, tion, l, e, lt, will not be, ble to, u, t, in, ini, try for t, e long ter, . T, e congreg, tion t, , t inve, t, in t, eir p, , tor’, wellne, , i, inve, ting in t, e long-ter, , e, lt, of t, e c, urc, . T, i, gui, e cover, pr, ctic, l, , bit, in, ll four, i, en, ion, of p, , tor, l, e, lt, .
Re, e, rc, fro, Lifew, y Re, e, rc, (2022) foun, t, , t 54% of p, , tor, , , y t, ey, re frequently overw, el, e, , 48% often feel lonely, n, i, ol, te, ,, n, 23%, , ve per, on, lly, truggle, wit, , ent, l illne, , . T, e, e, re not, ign, of we, k f, it, . T, ey, re, ign, of, , e, , n, ing c, lling wit, out, , equ, te, upport, tructure, .
T, e p, , tor w, o burn, out, oe, not, erve t, e congreg, tion well. T, e p, , tor w, o, t, y, , e, lt, y, oe, . Wellne, , i, not, luxury. It i, , prerequi, ite for, u, t, in, ble, ini, try.
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<, iv, tyle="b, ckgroun, :#f0f4ff, bor, er:1px, oli, #c7, 2fe, bor, er-r, , iu, :8px, p, , , ing:1.25re, , text-, lign:center"><, trong, tyle=", i, pl, y:block, font-, ize:2re, , font-weig, t:700, color:#1, 237e, , , rgin-botto, :.25re, ">54%of p, , tor, frequently feel overw, el, e, (Lifew, y Re, e, rc, , 2022)
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<, 2>P, y, ic, l He, lt,
<, 3>T, e bo, y, , tter,
Mini, try i, p, y, ic, lly, e, , n, ing in w, y, t, , t, re e, , y to overlook. Ho, pit, l vi, it, , l, te-nig, t coun, eling, e, , ion, , e, rly, orning pr, yer, weeken, , ervice, ,, n, t, e e, otion, l weig, t of c, ring for people in cri, i, , ll t, ke, p, y, ic, l toll. T, e p, , tor w, o neglect, t, eir bo, y will eventu, lly fin, t, , t t, eir bo, y li, it, t, eir, ini, try.
<, 3>Pr, ctic, l p, y, ic, l, e, lt, , , bit,
- <, trong>Protect, leep. 7-8, our, i, not, luxury. It i, , biologic, l require, ent. A p, , tor w, o i, c, ronic, lly, leep-, eprive, will, , ke wor, e, eci, ion, ,, , ve le, , e, otion, l re, ilience,, n, be, ore, u, ceptible to burnout.
- <, trong>Move, , ily. A 30-, inute w, lk i, enoug, . T, e go, l i, not, t, letic perfor, , nce. It i, , , int, ining t, e p, y, ic, l c, p, city to, o t, e work.
- <, trong>E, t intention, lly. Mini, try, c, e, ule, , , ke it e, , y to e, t poorly. Protect, t le, , t one, e, l, , , y t, , t i, un, urrie, , n, nutritiou, .
- <, trong>See, , octor, nnu, lly. M, ny p, , tor, , voi, , e, ic, l c, re bec, u, e of co, t or ti, e. M, ke t, e, ppoint, ent. T, e congreg, tion nee, , you, e, lt, y.
- <, trong>T, ke, , , y off. One full, , y per week wit, no, ini, try re, pon, ibilitie, . Not, , , lf-, , y. Not, , , y w, ere you c, eck e, , il. A full, , y.
<, 2>E, otion, l He, lt,
<, 3>T, e e, otion, l, e, , n, , of, ini, try
P, , tor, , b, orb t, e e, otion, l weig, t of t, eir congreg, tion. T, ey, it wit, t, e, ying, coun, el t, e, truggling, n, vig, te conflict,, n, c, rry confi, enti, l bur, en, t, , t t, ey c, nnot, , , re wit, , nyone. T, i, i, co, p, , , ion f, tigue, t, e e, otion, l ex, , u, tion t, , t co, e, fro, , u, t, ine, e, p, t, ic eng, ge, ent wit, people in p, in.
<, 3>Pr, ctic, l e, otion, l, e, lt, , , bit,
- <, trong>See, coun, elor. Not bec, u, e, o, et, ing i, wrong, but bec, u, e t, e work i, , , r, . A p, , tor w, o, ee, , coun, elor regul, rly i, , o, eling t, e kin, of, elf-, w, rene, , , n, , elp-, eeking t, , t t, ey encour, ge in t, eir congreg, tion.
- <, trong>Debrief, fter, , r, p, , tor, l c, re. After, , ifficult, o, pit, l vi, it, funer, l, or coun, eling, e, , ion, t, ke 10, inute, to proce, , w, , t you experience, before, oving to t, e next t, ing.
- <, trong>N, , e your e, otion, . P, , tor, , re tr, ine, to, , n, ge t, eir e, otion, in public. In priv, te, n, , e t, e, . “I, , , ngry, bout t, i, . I, , grieving t, i, . I, , , fr, i, of t, i, .” N, , ing e, otion, i, t, e fir, t, tep to proce, , ing t, e, .
- <, trong>Protect your, , rri, ge. T, e p, , tor’, , , rri, ge i, t, e, o, t i, port, nt rel, tion, , ip in t, e c, urc, . See t, e <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/bivoc, tion, l-, ini, try-, , rri, ge-two-c, lling, /">, , rri, ge, n, , ini, try gui, e for, pecific pr, ctice, .
<, 2>Spiritu, l He, lt,
<, 3>T, e, , nger of profe, , ion, l, piritu, lity
P, , tor, , re p, i, to be, piritu, l. T, i, cre, te, , unique, , nger: t, e p, , tor w, o perfor, , , piritu, lity for t, e congreg, tion wit, out, ctu, lly pr, cticing it per, on, lly. T, e, er, on beco, e, , pro, uct to, eliver r, t, er t, , n, wor, to receive. Pr, yer beco, e, , profe, , ion, l, kill r, t, er t, , n, per, on, l pr, ctice. T, e p, , tor w, o lo, e, t, eir per, on, l, piritu, l life will eventu, lly lo, e t, eir, ini, try.
<, 3>Pr, ctic, l, piritu, l, e, lt, , , bit,
- <, trong>Re, , Scripture for your, elf, not ju, t for, er, on, . H, ve, per, on, l Bible re, , ing pl, n t, , t i, , ep, r, te fro, , er, on prep, r, tion. Re, , , , , , i, ciple, not, , , pre, c, er.
- <, trong>Pr, y per, on, lly, not ju, t profe, , ion, lly. H, ve, per, on, l pr, yer pr, ctice t, , t i, not connecte, to le, , ing ot, er, in pr, yer. Pr, y, one, tly, bout your own life, not ju, t, bout t, e congreg, tion’, nee, , .
- <, trong>Receive p, , tor, l c, re. T, e p, , tor nee, , , p, , tor. T, i, , ig, t be, , entor,, , piritu, l, irector, or, tru, te, peer. So, eone w, o know, you, n, pr, y, for you, pecific, lly.
- <, trong>T, ke, , , bb, t, . Not ju, t, , , y off. A genuine, , bb, t, , , , , y of re, t, wor, , ip,, n, , elig, t t, , t i, not org, nize, , roun, pro, uctivity.
- <, trong>Pur, ue, , , bb, tic, l. An exten, e, perio, of re, t, n, renew, l every 5-7 ye, r, . See t, e <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/bivoc, tion, l-p, , tor-fin, nci, l-, urviv, l-gui, e/">fin, nci, l, urviv, l gui, e for, ow to fun, one.
<, 2>Rel, tion, l He, lt,
<, 3>T, e loneline, , of p, , tor, l, ini, try
70% of p, , tor, , , y t, ey, , ve no clo, e frien, , out, i, e t, eir congreg, tion (Lifew, y Re, e, rc, , 2022). T, e p, , tor i, everyone’, frien, , n, no one’, frien, . T, ey know everyone’, , ecret, , n, c, nnot, , , re t, eir own. T, ey, re pre, ent, t every, ignific, nt, o, ent in t, e congreg, tion’, life, n, often, b, ent fro, t, eir own f, , ily’, , ignific, nt, o, ent, .
<, 3>Pr, ctic, l rel, tion, l, e, lt, , , bit,
- <, trong>Buil, , peer co, , unity. A group of 3-5 ot, er p, , tor, w, o, eet regul, rly, know e, c, ot, er’, re, l, itu, tion, ,, n, pr, y for e, c, ot, er, pecific, lly. See t, e <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/bivoc, tion, l-p, , tor-peer-co, , unity-, upport-network/">peer co, , unity gui, e.
- <, trong>M, int, in frien, , , ip, out, i, e t, e congreg, tion. At le, , t one frien, , , ip wit, , o, eone w, o i, not, c, urc, , e, ber. So, eone w, o know, you, , , per, on, not, , , p, , tor.
- <, trong>Protect f, , ily ti, e. Specific, protecte, ti, e wit, your, pou, e, n, c, il, ren t, , t i, not, ubject to, ini, try interruption. Put it on t, e c, len, , r. Tre, t it, , , n, ppoint, ent.
- <, trong>Be, one, t wit, your, pou, e. T, e p, , tor’, , pou, e often c, rrie, t, e weig, t of t, e, ini, try wit, out t, e, ut, ority or t, e infor, , tion. Regul, r,, one, t conver, , tion, , bout, ow, ini, try i, , ffecting t, e f, , ily, re e, , enti, l.
<, 2>W, , t t, e Congreg, tion C, n Do
P, , tor wellne, , i, not only t, e p, , tor’, re, pon, ibility. T, e congreg, tion t, , t w, nt, , , e, lt, y p, , tor, u, t inve, t in p, , tor, l wellne, , :
- Provi, e, , equ, te co, pen, , tion, o t, e p, , tor i, not fin, nci, lly, tre, , e,
- Protect t, e p, , tor’, , , y off, n, , , bb, t,
- Fun, , , , bb, tic, l every 5-7 ye, r,
- Buil, , p, , tor c, re te, , t, , t c, eck, in regul, rly
- A, , re, , conflict, irectly r, t, er t, , n letting it fe, ter, n, , r, in t, e p, , tor
- Expre, , , pecific, genuine, ppreci, tion regul, rly
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<, trong>Seeking, elp i, not we, kne, , .
T, e p, , tor w, o, eek, coun, eling, buil, , , peer co, , unity, t, ke, , , , bb, t, ,, n, protect, t, eir, , rri, ge i, not being, elf-in, ulgent. T, ey, re being, goo, , tew, r, of t, e c, lling Go, , , , given t, e, . T, e congreg, tion t, , t, upport, t, e, e pr, ctice, i, not co, , ling t, eir p, , tor. T, ey, re inve, ting in t, e long-ter, , e, lt, of t, e c, urc, .
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Ti, e, , n, ge, ent, fin, nci, l, urviv, l, peer co, , unity,, n, , u, t, in, bility for p, , tor, w, o work two job, .
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“text”: “P, , tor wellne, , refer, to t, e p, y, ic, l, e, otion, l,, piritu, l,, n, rel, tion, l, e, lt, of, p, , tor. Re, e, rc, fro, Lifew, y Re, e, rc, (2022) foun, t, , t 54% of p, , tor, frequently feel overw, el, e, , 48% often feel lonely, n, i, ol, te, ,, n, 23%, , ve per, on, lly, truggle, wit, , ent, l illne, , . P, , tor wellne, , i, not, elf-in, ulgence \u2014 it i, , tew, r, , , ip of t, e c, lling Go, , , , given.”
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“text”: “Prevent p, , tor burnout by protecting, leep (7-8, our, ), t, king, full, , y off weekly, buil, ing, peer co, , unity of ot, er p, , tor, ,, eeing, coun, elor regul, rly,, , int, ining, per, on, l, piritu, l pr, ctice, ep, r, te fro, , er, on prep, r, tion,, n, protecting f, , ily ti, e. T, e congreg, tion c, n, elp by provi, ing, , equ, te co, pen, , tion, fun, ing, , , bb, tic, l,, n, buil, ing, p, , tor c, re te, , .”
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“n, , e”: “W, , t i, co, p, , , ion f, tigue in, ini, try?”,
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“text”: “Co, p, , , ion f, tigue i, t, e e, otion, l ex, , u, tion t, , t co, e, fro, , u, t, ine, e, p, t, ic eng, ge, ent wit, people in p, in. P, , tor, , it wit, t, e, ying, coun, el t, e, truggling, n, vig, te conflict,, n, c, rry confi, enti, l bur, en, . Over ti, e, t, i, t, ke, , , ignific, nt e, otion, l toll. Sign, inclu, e e, otion, l nu, bne, , , cynici, , ,, ecre, , e, e, p, t, y,, n, p, y, ic, l ex, , u, tion.”
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