Mental Health

Here are three ways you can put gratitude into practice daily…and scientifically help your brain default to a natural posture of gratitude like the Lord asks of us in Philippians 4. 

Here’s the bad news about ministry burnout: Burnout ranks at the top of the list in most risk surveys. But there is good news—with proper precautions and appropriate disciplines the burnout risks are manageable and burnout is preventable.

Emotionally healthy supervision requires role expectations to be openly talked about and agreed upon, and it also requires people to care for their inner lives well.

Mark Dance and Jason Daye look at some important practices ministry leaders can incorporate into their lives to help ensure that they do not veer off course. Mark also shares some fresh insights about how neighboring well helps leaders flourish in both life and ministry.

Holly and Glenn Packiam and Jason Daye explore the importance of incorporating healthy rhythms into our lives, and Holly and Glenn share from personal experience simple ways to think about and to implement these rhythms.

Todd Hunter and Jason Daye explore some of the frustrations we might have about the effectiveness of our ministries. Todd also shares some shifts that we can make to help our churches become places of hope and healing, just as Jesus intended.

Centering prayer will benefit your emotional health and overall well-being. This ancient Christian prayer practice is about quieting the mind and body to place undivided attention on God.

As pastors and ministry leaders, you’ve probably heard (or preached yourself) the value of Sabbath rest, or time with God. But what is your track record of putting it into practice?