Monday, July 2nd, 2007...3:03 am
mad church disease
Today is the public launch of MadChurchDisease.com. As a trailblazer, or early adopter if you will, I have been supporting Anne in this project for a while now. I am excited about it, and really think it will have a big Kingdom impact. Here are the highlights in a short and sweet TerryStorch.com kinda way.
–The Book–
Mad Church Disease is a book which will discuss the epidemic of ministry burnout in today’s contemporary church.
–About Anne—
She is a friend of mine. Read more here.
–Get Involved NOW!–
Here is your action step to help with the project. Click here, and take the survey. I have already done it!
–Spread it—
If you feel like spreading the news about Mad Church Disease you can click here and see all the ways to add images like this.
–Thank you—
Know that I would not blog this if I did not believe in it. Thank you in advance for joining me and supporting this project.
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4 Comments
July 2nd, 2007 at 6:58 am
thanks for the link
July 2nd, 2007 at 11:05 am
Wow! This is a subject I felt for many years needed some honest open discussion. Being the spouse of a staff member it’s hard to express how you feel when things seem to be awry with out feeling like you are complaining or are not faithful enough.
I will most definitely take the survey. I will encourage the staff members I know to do the same.
Thanks Ann for taking on this difficult challange.
KM
July 2nd, 2007 at 10:17 pm
Volunteer burnout is one of the core reasons why I ended up writing my eBook called “Handle With Care”. I was seeing too many volunteers and staff members burning out. I’m encouraged that others are also seeing the issue and finding ways to communicate the issues at hand.
Link to the eBook: http://www.agileministry.com/ebooks/handle-with-care/
July 7th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
Do people get burned out from ‘ministry’. Or is it from a ‘job’ with long hours, large commitments, high stress, etc.
What is the true difference between a secular job and many ministry jobs? If you are a passionate christian there is not a big difference, excluding salary and ‘product’.
There are a multitude of business-related books that deal with job-related issues like this. Why write a book directly to those only in official ministry? Christians who are in any place in life, whether corporate, volunteer, education, etc. are all susceptible to burnout for the same reason anyone directly employed in ministry is.
I am just as much at risk for sin as anyone. It’s likely that many of the same struggles people have as pastors, staff and volunteers are those I have also had, have or will have.
All of the comments on the book I have read, so far, are from people who have been in ministry all of their life, some in the same position. I’d also struggle with burnout if I did something I was passionate about for that long.
If this book is applicable to those in ministry, I think it would also be of benefit to a larger audience than those who work in the ‘church’.
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