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Twelve Ways Pastors Went from Burnout to Vision

May 29, 2013 Filed under: 1 Comment

by Thom S. Rainer It can be done. You can go from pastorally fried to evangelistically fired up. There are few vocations that can engender burnout like the pastorate. The demands on a pastor’s time, emotions, and energy can be overwhelming. When I was a pastor, I often felt at least the symptoms o … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pastoral Tagged With: burnout, pastor, Thom S. Rainer, vision

The Top Seven Regrets of Pastors

December 31, 2012 Filed under: 2 Comments

By Thom S. Rainer If you are preparing for a life in pastoral ministry, you should master vicarious learning. These insights will serve you well as you attempt to overcome the burdens of the pastoral office. Learn from the veterans. I recently interviewed more than twenty pastors who had been in … [Read more...]

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Ten Things Pastors Hate About Pastoring

October 9, 2012 Filed under: 6 Comments

By Thom S. Rainer Some of these things are universal among pastors. Some, like funerals, are nuanced by the Orthodox experience, but I (Fr. John) say, if you're not talking about the Resurrection at every funeral anyway, you don't understand the difference between the purpose of the wake and the … [Read more...]

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