Posts Tagged ‘self care’
CNLP 431: Chris Hodges on Being on the Doorstep of Ministry Suicide, Battling Anxiety and Depression, and Finding Resilience
Chris Hodges had a battle with depression back in 1999, but the last thing he expected was to face it again in the summer of 2020. In a very transparent interview, Chris explains his battle with anxiety, depression and panic attacks, what felt like a season of ministry suicide, and how he came back and…
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5 Keys to Making Sure Your Christmas Break Doesn’t Break You Or Your Family (A Post for Driven Leaders)
So Christmas break (following your Christmas services) is almost here and you’re trying to take some time off. Ever notice that’s what driven leaders say all the time? I’m going to try to take two weeks off. I’ll try to unplug. I’m trying to relax. We A-types stink at vacation, don’t we? It’s also really tough if you’re married to…
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If You’re Ready to Give Up On Yourself As A Leader, Some Hope
When you start out in leadership, it’s easy to think that everything will be up and to the right. I mean that’s how we plan it out in our heads, isn’t it? And yet every leader I know faces a season or two that threatens to take them out. It just feels too hard—or not…
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CNLP 097: Young and Burning Out — How Grant Vissers Crashed in Year One of Ministry But Found New Life
At 25, Grant Vissers, a newlywed and fresh graduate of Princeton, started ministry at two small rural churches with his wife Konnie, and within a few months started burning out. He talks about how it happened, why it happened, and how he battled back to continue ministry in a fresh context with fresh passion (and…
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