Download or read book Stress Management for Ministers written by Charles L. Rassieur and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Practical help for clergy who deny themselves the care they give to others."--Cover.
Download or read book Managing Stress in Ministry written by David Frisbie and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can a pastor manage the stress that comes with ministry before the point of burn out? Managing Stress in Ministry will help pastors and spouses find fresh hope, discover new tools for coping with stress, and help them move forward to more effective life and ministry.
Download or read book Ministerial Emotional Well Being written by H. Jack Morris and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: H. Jack Morris is the founding pastor of the Largo Community Church in Mitchellville, Maryland, near Washington, DC. He has two earned doctorates (McCormick and Luther Rice), is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) and a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist (LCMFT) in Maryland and president of Change Point Christian Counseling.
Download or read book Burnout Busters written by Joseph D.. White and published by Our Sunday Visitor Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are a member of the clergy, a director of religious education, a volunteer catechist or teacher, parish social minister, diocesan employee, a Catholic school employee, youth minister, music minister, or one of countless other irreplaceable members of the Body of Christ, this book is for you. It combines spiritual and psychological principles to present a framework for preventing and managing stress in the unique environment of ministry. As a clinical psychologist in diocesan ministry, Joseph White has often been asked to present workshops on this topic to a variety of ministry leaders and volunteers in the Church. This book draws upon some of what he has presented in these workshops, as well as what he has heard from those who have attended. The goal is to have people in ministry related work find the suggestions offered in this book both practical and relevant to the work they do.
Download or read book Managing Leadership Anxiety written by Steve Cuss and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2019-04-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You Can Learn to Handle the Onslaught of Internal and External Pressures Does anxiety get in the way of your ability to be an effective leader? Is your inability to notice when you and those around you are anxious keeping you "stuck" in chronic unhealthy patterns? In Managing Leadership Anxiety, pastor and spiritual growth expert Steve Cuss offers powerful tools to help you move from being managed by anxiety to managing anxiety. You'll develop the capacity to notice your anxiety and your group's anxiety. You will increase your sensitivity to the way groups develop systemic anxiety that keeps them trapped. Your personal self-awareness will increase as you learn how self gets in the way of identifying and addressing issues. Managing Leadership Anxiety offers valuable principles to those who are hungry to understand the source of the anxiety in themselves and in the people with whom they relate. Readers will be empowered to take back control of their lives and lead in mature and vibrant ways.
Download or read book Stress Management Questionnaire Guide written by Dr James C Petersen Ph D and published by Assessment and Development Centre. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT The Stress Management Questionnaire - Church & Ministers Version (SMQ-C&M) is a New Version of the original Stress Management Questionnaire. The SMQ-C&M Version has been adapted for use with ministers for themselves as well as for those in their church. The SMQ consists of first a valid and reliable stress "risk" scales, along with a 43 page Stressmastery Guide booklet for personal use. The SMQ & Guide are used in churches and religious organizations to help ministers, pastors, lay people and the congregation to learn about their stress risk levels and to learn how to master their stress and become more stress resilient. HOW IT WORKS. After answering 87 scientifically developed questions, a personal Stress Risk Profile is produced. The profile reveals "risk" from Low to High Risk on the 11 SMQ scales. To obtain one's risk levels on the scales, each person's score is compared to the norm group that was used to establish the SMQ. Examples of the SMQ scales include: Anger, Burnout, Tension, Perfectionism, Time Urgency and 6 more. The Stressmastery Guide for Churches & Ministers is a personal change workbook and is an important part of a stress management or stress resilience program for ministers and lay people. The Guide describes the meaning of each the SMQ scales, what a "Risk" score means and, then, provides detailed, evidence-based suggestions and recommendations for how to master stress. The Guide is a 43 page booklet packed with comprehensive information, techniques and strategies that can be successful in preventing, reducing and managing stress...wherever or wherever it may occur. The SMQ-C&M Guide also includes Biblical scriptures that are relevant for each of the SMQ scales. This gives the reader an important Biblical basis for how to deal with life's stressors and provides a high degree of relevance to all members of any religious community. AUDIENCE The SMQ-C&M Versionis ideal for anyone who desires a Biblical basis for learning how to deal with daily hassles and life's stressors. Anyone experiencing stress, anxiety and burnout can benefit from taking the SMQ. It can be by individuals as a self-development tool or it can be integrated in virtually any stress management program or counseling session. A Stressmastery Facilitators Guide is available to trainers and counselors to help integrate the SMQ into an existing stress management program. VERSIONS Two version of the SMQ are available; a Print and an Internet Online Version. The Print Version, which is 36 pages, can be ordered here through Create Space. The Online Version can be ordered from www.stressmaster.com HISTORY The SMQ is fully researched (NIOSH, 1080) and normed assessment tool that is easy to use and quick to score and receive results. It is based upon the work of Drs. James Petersen, Hans Selye, Herbet Benson, Meyer Freidmann and Ray Rosenmann and is consistent with modern Stress Management Theory and Practice. Dr. James Petersen, a noted psychologist, author and expert on stress and stress mastery, created the SMQ in his Biofeedback and Stress Management Clinic in order to help chronically stressed individuals to gain a better understanding of their stressors, personal stress warning signs and to determine if stress is affecting one's health, productivity and life satisfaction. The SMQ is founded on decades of scientific research (NIOSH, 1980) and evidence-based stress reduction methods and techniques. Over the past 30 years, the SMQ has helped more than 600,000 individuals to effectively manage their stress. As a result, the SMQ has become an integral part of many corporate stress management programs and wellness/health centers around the world. Now, the SMQ is available to the public for personal self-development and stress relief...right at home
Download or read book The Renegade Pastor s Guide to Managing the Stress of Ministry written by Nelson Searcy and published by . This book was released on 2018-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fight for Your Pastor written by Peter Orr and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical Ways to Support and Care for Your Pastor Do you pray for your pastors? Do you encourage them? Do you have realistic expectations for them? The office of pastor is simultaneously a rewarding and draining position. Pastors today have immense pressure on their shoulders and they need the support of their congregations. Peter Orr has written Fight for Your Pastor as an exhortation for church members to stand behind their pastors through the difficulties of ministry. Orr specifies ways in which congregations can be intentional in caring for church leaders, including prayer, encouragement, generosity, and forgiveness. Featuring stories from current pastors about their struggles, this book is perfect for thoughtful church members eager to understand the weight of their pastors' positions and support leaders in their important ministry. For Thoughtful Christians: Specifically those wanting to know more about their pastors and how to care for them Current: Features insight from pastors about their personal experiences in ministry Applicable: Gives practical examples of how to love and care for pastors, including specific prayers for church leaders and the best ways to encourage them
Download or read book Burnout written by John Davey and published by Gracewing Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sacrifice the Leader written by Paul L. Cox and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2008 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever had someone open up to you about his or her burden and pain, and suddenly you find yourself distanced, ridiculed, or even blamed for issues for which you are not responsible? Most people who desire to help and serve others face this situation at some point in their ministry. Dr. Paul Cox's book concentrates on the dynamics that can cause congregation members to make their pastor responsible for their burdens instead of looking to Christ for healing. More than 12 key questions are presented and answered through Scripture to help leaders avoid situations that encourage this burden-shifting. Show Less
Download or read book Stress Management written by Lloyd Elder and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resilient Ministry written by Bob Burns and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why does one well-equipped, well-meaning person in ministry succeed while another fails? Bob Burns, Tasha Chapman and Donald Guthrie undertook a five-year intensive research project on the frontlines of pastoral ministry to answer that question. What they found was nothing less than the DNA of thriving ministry today.
Download or read book Guided Imagery written by Danny Edward Crossley, Sr. and published by Author House. This book was released on 2006-01-30 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perspectives are changing, producing apathetic, and in some cases, disrespectful attitudes in those who have been fortunate enough not to have had to endure a tragedy, while others who have, suffer in silence, with no hope, their lives are ruined.
Download or read book Stress in Ministry written by Ernest Dixon Murrah Jr. and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-06-14 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are in ministry of any kind, this book can help you. The book is basically the compilation of experience gained from ministering to some one thousand ministerial couples from some twenty different denominations and six countries during over one hundred Stress In The Ministry conferences. These conferences were week-long conferences designed to help ministers avoid and/or deal with stress and prevent burnout. The book discusses the causes and cures of stress in ministry. Stress is good for you, but distress is bad and can be fatal not only for the minister but also for the ministry.
Download or read book A Guide to Ministry Self Care written by Richard P. Olson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-09-10 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ministry has never been an easy path, and the challenges of today’s changing church landscape only heighten the stress and burn-out of congregational leaders. A Guide to Ministry Self-Care offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of both the causes of stress and strategies for effective self-care. Written for both new and long-time ministers, the book draws on current research and offers practical and spiritual insights into building and maintaining personal health and sustaining ministry long term. The book addresses a wide range of life situations and explores many forms of self-care, from physical and financial to relational and spiritual.
Download or read book Living with Stress written by Sarah Horsman and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Every Pastor s First 180 Days written by Charles Stone and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 180 days--that's the critical time every pastor has to establish their role in a new church position. That first six months can make an enormous difference and give them a powerful foundation to impact the Kingdom of God in a positive way, or it can present them with growing challenges that linger for years to come. Pastor Charles Stone draws on 40 years of ministry service to present an easy-to-read guide for new and seasoned pastors alike who want to make the most of those first 180 days.
