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Ministry Regrets: Top 7 Do-Overs for Pastors

6. Failure to share ministry.

“Let me shoot straight. I had two complexes.

The first was the Superman complex. I felt like if ministry was going to be done well, I had to do it. I couldn’t ask or equip someone else to do it.

My second complex was the conflict-avoider complex. I was so afraid that I would get criticized if I didn’t visit Aunt Susie personally when she had an outpatient procedure that I ran myself ragged.

In my second church, I suffered burnout and ended up resigning.”