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Ministry burnout? Rest is part of the work

Ministry burnout? Rest is part of the work

John-Edward Funnell
John-Edward Funnell

By God’s grace I have a busy life. I pastor a large church in a deprived area. I am a husband and a father of four wonderful children and have many other ministries and responsibilities that cause much worry to dear Christian friends.

Many have gifted me books filled with advice on how to prevent “ministry burnout.” Not only do these books add to my burden, they are often embarrassingly out of date, reminding me of the same Human Resources (HR) rhetoric I heard in business 20 years ago.

The dangers of over or underdosing the gospel

The dangers of over or underdosing the gospel

David Shepherd
David Shepherd

In 2023, my sister was diagnosed with Stage 1B breast cancer. She immediately underwent four months of initial chemotherapy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy aimed at preventing secondary tumour formation.

Thankfully, last year, after undergoing radiotherapy at the Royal Marsden hospital, she received the ‘all clear’ from her doctor.

Pastoral thinking wide and long

Pastoral thinking wide and long

Richard Underwood

Book Review A PASTOR’S HEART: Essays in Memory of Harry L. Reeder III

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Letter

Training men for ministry: more correspondence

Date posted: 18 Jul 2024

Dear Editor,

Evangelicals Now recently published an open letter from John Brand, principal of Edinburgh Bible College. It’s addressed to 'church leaders training men for ministry.' Well, that kind of sounds like me, so I hope that John and en will accept an open letter in response from those of us seeking to train future pastors.