Developing a compassion mindset — Erik C. Carter

Update: 2025-01-07

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This article explores the challenge of compassion in ministry, highlighting how pastors, like the good Samaritan, must balance deep care with the need to set boundaries. It emphasizes that compassion is not merely emotional or sentimental, but a skill that pastors can develop through a mindset of recognition, empathy, motivation, and action, which can help prevent burnout and foster healing.

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Developing a compassion mindset — Erik C. Carter

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Developing a compassion mindset — Erik C. Carter

Erik C. Carter

Developing a compassion mindset — Erik C. Carter