Burnout & Soul Care
Rest, rhythms, and serving for the long haul without burning out. 15 articles.
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November 8, 2026
Adrift: When the Ground Moves Every Month
AI tools change so fast that no skill feels stable. A software leader on how much his own work changed in six months, what never changes, and why your tools should be loose and your principles fixed.
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November 6, 2026
Love God With All Your Strength: Your Body Is Not a Spiritual Afterthought
Part 4 of a series on the Greatest Commandment: why your body matters to God, what it means to offer it as worship, and ten practical ways to love Him with your strength.
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November 2, 2026
May Our Action Flow from Unction
It's possible to do a great deal for God and very little with Him. What the Spirit's anointing is, and how our work can flow from it instead of our own strength.
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October 25, 2026
The Man I'd Most Hate to Miss
When I built Agōn, I pictured three men: a freshman leaving home, a worn-out 40-something, and a retiree with decades of faithfulness. Why the middle one matters most to me.
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October 23, 2026
Love God With All Your Soul: Feeding the Deepest Part of You
Part 2 of a series on the Greatest Commandment: what it means to love God with your soul, why the soul gets thirsty, and nine ways to tend it.
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October 16, 2026
A Habit for Every Kind of Day
Habits built for a perfect day break on the first weird one. How to give each habit a full, short, and minimum version and plan by day type when your schedule won't sit still.
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September 5, 2026
AI and the Bi-Vocational Pastor: Getting Hours Back Without Losing Your Soul
Bi-vocational pastors have the fewest hours and the most to gain from AI. Where it saves real time, where it shouldn't touch, and how to spend the hours you get back.
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May 2, 2026 · Second Fiddle
The Long Obedience: Why Pastors Who Sprint Burn Out
Pastor burnout often starts with a sprint. What the long obedience produces, how to handle failure without quitting, and why the best counsel is: stay.
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April 19, 2026 · Full Service
How to Avoid Volunteer Burnout
Volunteer burnout in church often hits the most faithful people first. Four things that keep service sustainable, for volunteers and the leaders who lead them.
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April 8, 2026
Walking With God Between the Prayers
Praying without ceasing, made practical: fixed hours, arrow prayers, an evening examen, and a simple rule of life, from the early church to John Mark Comer.
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February 13, 2026 · Second Fiddle
My Real Weekly Schedule as a Bi-Vocational Pastor
Not the ideal version. The real one. A bi-vocational pastor schedule after twenty-five years, what it makes possible, and the three things it protects.
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November 27, 2025 · Second Fiddle
Pastoral Loneliness Is Structural. Here's How to Fight It.
Pastor loneliness isn't a personal failing. It's built into the role. Why it happens, the temptation it creates, and two kinds of friendship that answer it.
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October 23, 2025 · Second Fiddle
Nobody Will Ask About Your Heart: Soul Care for Busy Pastors
Pastor soul care doesn't happen by accident, least of all for bi-vocational pastors. Three things it takes, and the warning signs that it's slipping.
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September 3, 2025 · Turn the Key
The Hidden Costs of Ministry Success
Ministry burnout often shows up after an outreach succeeds, not when it fails. Five hidden costs to name early, and the question that sustains leaders.
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August 8, 2025 · Second Fiddle
Two Full-Time Callings, One Life: Living with the Permanent Tension
Balancing ministry and work as a bi-vocational pastor isn't a problem you solve once. It's a tension you learn to carry. Three postures that help.