How do pastors prevent burnout and keep first things first? Renovaré Ministry Team member Mimi Dixon shares insights and lessons from her decades of experience as a senior pastor.
Show Notes
[1:11] There’s an article in Christianity today about pastors that you had mentioned to me. Could you share a little about that?
[6:35] What are some things that you think might be helpful for pastors in this season?
[17:40] And this happened after you let go of the franchise mentality?
[21:32] How does the phrase “first things” play in all this for you?
[25:55] Is that way of doing ministry realistic in this day and age?
[27:58] I’m thinking of when you asked Dallas if he sinned. Could you share with folks the answer?
[36:16] Would you be up for giving a prayer for folks that are in ministry?
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Miriam (Mimi) Dixon began her ministry in 1979 serving as an associate pastor at Northminster Presbyterian Church in Seattle, Washington. From April of 1985 to May of 2019 she served as senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Golden, Colorado. She earned both her MDiv and DMin degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary. Mimi is on the Renovaré Board of Directors and teaches for the Renovaré Institute. She is faculty for Next Frontiers, a ministry to pastors in transition, and actively promotes Christian Spiritual Formation, crediting Richard Foster and Dallas Willard for their influence in her life and ministry. Mimi has authored Worth Celebrating: a biography of Richard J Foster's Celebration of Discipline, available through Barclay Press.
Nathan Foster is an author and host of Life With God, a Renovaré Podcast. Formerly, he was an Associate Professor of social work and served as the Andrews Chair in Spiritual Formation at Spring Arbor University. He was also a licensed clinical social worker and certified addictions counselor. Nathan has published two books, including The Making of an Ordinary Saint: My Journey from Frustration to Joy with the Spiritual Disciplines.
