Beschreibung:
A Guide to Ministry Self-Care offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of both the causes of stress and strategies for effective self-care. Written for both new and long-time ministers, the book addresses a wide range of life situations and explores many forms of self-care, from physical and financial to relational and spiritual.
Ministry has never been an easy path, and the challenges of today’s changing church landscape only heighten the stress and burn-out of congregational leaders. A Guide to Ministry Self-Care offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of both the causes of stress and strategies for effective self-care. Written for both new and long-time ministers, the book draws on current research and offers practical and spiritual insights into building and maintaining personal health and sustaining ministry long term. The book addresses a wide range of life situations and explores many forms of self-care, from physical and financial to relational and spiritual.
Preface
Part I: The Need for Self-Care
- Ministering during a Rummage Sale after a Perfect Storm
- Self-Care in a Variety of Ministries
- Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
- Stress
Part II: Strategies of Self-Care
- A Starting Place: Resilience
- Spiritual Self-Care
- Relational Self-Care
- Physical Self-Care
- Self-Care through Inner Wisdom
- Self-Care through Laughter and Play
- Financial Self-Care
- Intellectual Self-Care
- Basic Steps to Self-Care
- A Theology of Self-Care
Notes
Bibliography
About the Authors