What’s the buzz around the metaphorical water coolers where pastors gather? ~Burnout~ In this episode, Casey, Amy, Colleen, and some clergy friends share experiences of burnout and its impact on preaching. The Pause/Play Center seeks to hold space for preachers to tell their stories and be heard into healing so our sacred imaginations can run wild again!

RESOURCES LINKS:

Pastors Share Top Reasons They’ve Considered Quitting Ministry in the Past Year, Barna, The Resilient Pastor Initiative (April 27, 2022)- https://www.barna.com/research/pastors-quitting-ministry/ 

Why Pastors are Burning Out, an opinion piece by Tish Harrison Warren for the New York Times (April 28, 2022)- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/28/opinion/pastor-burnout-pandemic.html 

What happened and What Didn’t at General Conference, by Joe Iovino, UMC.org - https://www.umc.org/en/content/what-happened-and-what-didnt-at-general-conference-2019

5 Shocking Realities About the Real State of Pastor Burnout, Western North Carolina Conference of the UMC (April 12, 2023)-

https://www.wnccumc.org/resourcedetail/5-shocking-realities-about-the-real-state-of-pastor-burnout-17392915

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