What I’m about to say might annoy some of my fellow youth ministers: I’ve never been burnt out in my ministry. Sure, I’ve been frustrated. I’ve cried, yelled, hid from my coworkers, and every other inadvisable coping mechanism while climbing the massive mountain of...
When it comes to our youth ministry leaders, it’s a common tendency to fall into the mindset of “keeping them at all costs”. We fear losing them forever and we sometimes fail to see that it might be worth suffering some short-term pain for some long-term gain. There...
When you love what you do, it is easy to believe that burnout will never happen to you. For the longest time, that’s how I felt. However, when you love what you do, it’s easier to become unbalanced and focused on your work. It is easier to burnout when you love what...
