Weary Leaders
Why is ministry burnout so prevalent, and what can we do to help?
Here are some resources mentioned in Weary Leaders: Why is ministry burnout so prevalent, and what can we do to help? webinar conversation between Sean Nemecek, Bill and Kristi Gaultiere, and Carolyn Arends.
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WEBINAR RESOURCES
Countdown Song
To Whom Shall We Go from the album — In the Morning by Carolyn Arends
Books by Sean Nemecek
The Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout: A Journey from Exhaustion to Wholeness
Resources recommended by Sean Nemecek
Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn
The Weary Leader’s Guide Website
Chuck DeGroat: When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse
Janet O. Hagberg, Robert A. Guelich: The Critical Journey, Stages in the Life of Faith
Resources from Bill and Kristi Gaultiere
Healthy Feelings, Thriving Faith: Growing Emotionally and Spiritually through the Enneagram
Journey of the Soul: A Practical Guide to Emotional and Spiritual Growth
Your Best Life In Jesus’ Easy Yoke: Rhythms of Grace to De-Stress and Live Empowered
Soul Shepherding Institute retreats
Spiritual Direction Certificate program
Talk with a Sr Spiritual Director on the Soul Shepherding staff
Spiritual Growth Path Assessment
Other Soul Shepherding Self-Assessments
SabbaticalGuide.com: Soul Shepherding videos, resources, and coaching to help pastors and leaders experience a renewing Sabbatical
Soul Shepherding Network: soul care groups, webinars, and spiritual formation resources.
- CHRIST stages of faith for emotional and spiritual growth in “Journey of the Soul”:
C Stage: Confidence in Christ
H Stage: Help in Discipleship
R Stage: Responsibilities in Ministry
The Wall (transition, at any stage, more than once)
I Stage: Inner Journey
S Stage: Spirit-Led Ministry
T Stage: Transforming Union
Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
Resources from Carolyn Arends
Hard-Working Sloths (CT article)
Living Inside the Lord’s Prayer (Renovaré online course)
The Universe in 57 Words (Renovaré resource)
Other Resources Mentioned in the Webinar and Chat:
Lance Witt Replenish: Leading from a Healthy Soul
Jason Young, Jonathan Malm: Don’t Burn Out, Burn Bright: How to Thrive in Ministry for the Long Haul
Wayne Cordeiro, Bob Buford: Leading on Empty: Refilling Your Tank and Renewing Your Passion
Wayne Cordeiro: Leading on Empty: Refilling Your Tank and Renewing Your Passion
Chuck DeGroat: Wholeheartedness
Deer Ridge Ministries: Free pastors retreats.
WinShape: Low-cost marriage retreats for pastors.
Tony Horsfall: Working from a Place of Rest
Glass Walls: Movie about pastoral burnout.
Bill Gaultiere
Bill is a psychologist and ordained pastor specializing in ministry to pastors. He and his wife Kristi are the authors of Journey of the Soul. He was personally mentored for many years by Dallas Willard and Ray Ortlund Sr. His earlier book Your Best Life in Jesus’ Easy Yoke tells the story of his spiritual renewal from anxious living and burnout and introduces the message and way of Soul Shepherding.
Bill and Kristi train pastors and other men and women in ministry in their Soul Shepherding Institute and Spiritual Direction certificate program. Bill has been speaking in churches and conferences since 1987 and especially enjoys speaking with Kristi. You can listen to their weekly Soul Talks podcast or read their Soul Shepherding blog.
Kristi Gaultiere
Kristi Gaultiere (Gaul-tear) has her doctorate in psychology and is a therapist and spiritual director. She and her husband Bill are the founders of a ministry called Soul Shepherding and the authors of Journey of the Soul: A Practical Guide to Emotional & Spiritual Growth. They minister to and train leaders, pastors, spiritual directors, and others through the Soul Shepherding Institute and lead a network of Spiritual Directors and sabbatical coaches. You can learn more at soul shepherding.org and journeyofthesoul.org.
Sean Nemecek
Sean Nemecek brings 18 years of pastoral experience to his work in caring for pastors. As a third-generation pastor, he grew up listening to pastors talk about their joys and struggles in ministry. He loves ministry families!
Sean has written over 100 articles for his blog The Pastor’s Soul where he’s working to combat pastoral burnout by training churches to care for their pastors and training pastors to care for their own souls. His book, The Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout, comes out of his own experience and coaching other pastors through burnout. He is married to Amy, a book editor for Baker Publishing Group, and they have one son.
Carolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends oversees the Renovaré Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation as well as several other Renovaré initiatives, including the Book Club. She is also a recording artist, speaker, author, and college instructor. She lives near Vancouver, BC, with her husband Mark and their two children.
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