Soul Health
BRIEF VIDEO About Soul Health
Create our own Soul Health Plan
Examples of Soul Health Plans
Soul HEalth Plan 2015
Soul Health Plan 2016
Soul Health Plan 2017
Soul Health Plan 2018
Soul Health Plan 2019
SOUL HEALTH PLAN 2020
SOUL HEALTH PLAN 2022
Clergy Burnout Survey
Click the link below to take the Clergy Burnout Survey developed by Roy Oswald and The Alban Institute. The survey results will give you a non-clinical sense of where you are on the PTSP continuum. As ministers, we typically understate our stress levels significantly because, well, we’re supposed to be above weakness and in victory over the devil--right? Please answer the questions with raw honesty. If you answer honestly, the survey will give you a valuable baseline of insight.
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Sabbath keeping is the most consistently broken commandment of all. Here are a couple resources to help keep the 4th Commandment:
On this podcast Peter Scazzero discusses being emotionally healthy as a pastor/leader with Carey Nieuwhof
Renovare was started by Richard Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline, to provide Christians a deep resource for spiritual formation. Their podcast program is a cold cup of water for the dehydrated minister drawn from the Renovare well.
Excellent Pastor website
Facebook Live interview with Dr. Mannes at The Center For Ministerial Care
This podcast is the most accessible, robust and contemporary Sabbath vision I know of.
Articles
P.T.S.P.: Post-Traumatic Stress Pastoring
The Danger and Uniqueness of the Minister’s Wife’s Role
Videos
For the Minister:
P.T.S.P. - Post-Traumatic Stress Pastoring
The Unique Role of the Minister's Spouse
Video Recap of DelMarVa-DC Ministers Soul Care Retreat
RECAP Video
Books
The best contemporary evangelical text on Sabbath
Well Intentioned Dragons
by Marshall Shelley
Recognizing problem people in the church and how to minister to them while protecting yourself and family.
The Wounded Healer
by henri nouwen
Insight into the realities of being recognized as the touchstone of healing and wholeness as a minister, yet being broken and wounded yourself.
under the unpredictable plant
by eugene peterson
A deep exploration of vocational holiness. What is sacred work?
secrets of staying power
by kevin a. miller
Warnings and wisdom from the ministry trenches that will equip, encourage and strengthen the minister.
when work and family collide
by andy stanley
Discerning when, what and who to cheat, because the contemporary minister will never have enough time for family and church.
Rise and fall of pastors in the 21st century
by dr. sharon d. jones
LEadership Pain
By samuel R. chand
An honest look at the unique pain associated with being in top leadership positions. Addresses the common pitfalls of leadership isolation and loneliness, offering plausible safeguards.
Riding the Dragon
by robert wicks
Insight regarding the dangers of burnout and best practices for heading it off.
spiritual leadership
by j. oswald sanders
Time tested principles for leading in the Spirit. Great for leadership training of Elders or Council members.
hand me another brick
by charles swindoll
How to lead while being attacked. A narrative study of Nehemiah.
Didn’t See It coming
By Carey Nieuwhof
the burden is light
by jon tyson
Jon is a church planter and pastor in NYC in addition to being a popular Catalyst speaker. This book uncovers how the modern minister has been unfortunately discipled by the world in measuring ministry. Left alone, an unbiblical measure of ministry success leads to despair and exhaustion. Jon gives practical tips on redeeming your original calling and the peace that goes with it.
a testament of devotion
by thomas kelly
Deep devotional writing that is among the richest soul food in all of Christian literature. You could spend a year exploring the depths of one paragraph.
handbook of spirituality for ministers
by robert wicks
An eccumenical collection of articles that target the many aspects of the minister’s life and work.
