Seven Ways to Stay Encouraged in Pastoral Ministry

Ministry can be disheartening at times. Today, we discuss how you can stay encouraged in ministry.

Some highlights from today’s episode include:

Encouragement is often elusive for pastors.
People who encourage you are a gift.
When we think of others before ourselves, we often find encouragement in seeing how God is moving in the lives of others.
The more time you spend around encouraging people the more encouraging you will be.
Get to know other pastors in your area and encourage one another.

The seven encouragement ideas we discuss are:

Practice Acts 6:4
Be an encourager
Stay outwardly focused
Spend time with encouragers
Be a continuous learner
Find a network
Delegate draining tasks

Resources mentioned in today’s podcast

Rainer on Leadership is a member of the LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network

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