In the upcoming issue of COLLIDE, columnist Gary Molander will share his story of church leader burnout. As you might expect, Gary brings a lot of honesty and insight along with his story, and my hope is that it will be meaningful for a lot of you. Last week, Dave Smith (a friend of COLLIDE and an all-around nice guy) told his burnout story on his blog. Like Gary’s, Dave’s story is well-told and I imagine that there are many in our little world that will identify with Dave at one point or another. This week, Dave is blogging about how he overcame burnout, so check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
To be honest, I didn’t realize how serious an issue burnout was until I read Gary’s and Dave’s stories, and thus I encourage you to read them, too. If you share some symptoms with those guys, reach out to someone and do something about it for the sake of you, your family, and your church.
For more reading on burnout, check out Anne Jackson’s Mad Church Disease: Overcoming the Burnout Epidemic and these blog posts by Rhett Smith.
