Ministry Burnout

Having been in full time ministry for over 25 years, I’ve seen about everything.  One thing that is particularly disconcerting is ministry burnout.  Whether it’s by someone in full time ministry, a spouse or a family member of someone in ministry, or someone who is a volunteer at a church, the numbers who are experiencing burnout is staggering.

Anne Jackson is writing a book called Mad Church Disease.  In the book she plans to share why people experience burnout in ministry.  She ought to know having watched her father experience ministry burnout as a child and from experiencing it personally herself in 2005.  Read more about her story here: Anne Jackson

One of the things she is doing is compiling surveys from:

• people who are or have been in ministry
• spouses or family members of someone who is or has been in ministry
• people who is or has volunteered in ministry

I’ve taken the survey.  I encourage you to do the same.  Click on the graphic above or this link: Mad Church Disease, to take the survey.  Anne needs 5,000 people to take the survey.   So do everyone you know in ministry a favor and…take the survey yourself and then get the word out to those you know.