Compared to all the needs identified by pastors, consistency exercising (4%), avoiding over-commitment (3%), facing an ongoing illness (2%) and eating right (2%) are among the 20 issues more than 1% of pastors identified as their single greatest need to address.
When thinking about improving their personal lives and self-care, Mandrell said pastors should focus on their own humanity and rely on God to accomplish the work of the ministry. “We are human beings, not human doings,” he said. “By choosing to ‘be’ and let God ‘do’ pastors can display His strength in their weakness—and be an encouragement to the people they serve.”
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