Ministry Burnout: What It Is And How To Avoid It

Perhaps nothing gets debated more than church planting models. Is there one model that’s better than all the others? Are all church planting models biblical? Is there just ONE church planting model that’s biblical? That's what Matt & Jared are unpacking in this week's episode!  Make sure to check out the NEW website!  https://getinthetrenches.com/  Also, sign up for our weekly e-mail so that you can be the first to get new episodes and blog posts! When you sign up, you will also unlock our FREE e-book "30 Of The Best Quotes For Church Planters", a curation of 30 of our favourite church plant quotes!  We’d love to hear feedback! Feel free to ask us a question or just let us know what you think about the podcast. You can reach Matt at mhess@fellowshippickering.ca and you can reach Jared at jared@fellowshiposhawa.com Head to http://www.thefellowships.ca to learn more about what Matt & Jared are up to in Canada with their church planting organization, the Fellowships Network.

You only get so much time during the week with your core team or staff. Most church planters struggle to really maximize and get the most out of that time. So how can you be more efficient and run productive meetings that get the most out of the team you have? That's what Jared & Matt tackle in this week's episode!  Make sure to check out the NEW website!  https://getinthetrenches.com/  Also, sign up for our weekly e-mail so that you can be the first to get new episodes and blog posts! When you sign up, you will also unlock our FREE e-book "30 Of The Best Quotes For Church Planters", a curation of 30 of our favourite church plant quotes!  We’d love to hear feedback! Feel free to ask us a question or just let us know what you think about the podcast. You can reach Matt at mhess@fellowshippickering.ca and you can reach Jared at jared@fellowshiposhawa.com Head to http://www.thefellowships.ca to learn more about what Matt & Jared are up to in Canada with their church planting organization, the Fellowships Network.

This is part two of a two part episode! For The first 5 things that church planters say (that they shouldn't), check out last week's episode! There are all sorts of lies that pastors and church planters tell themselves that they shouldn't. This week, Matt and Jared cover five of the ten things that church planters say that they shouldn't!  "People just don't want the Gospel here. The soil is too hard" "I don't have any leaders in my church"  "If God were really blessing our church we would have grown more by now"  "We need to focus heavily on evangelism leading up to our launch"  "I'm not going to preach on controversial issues" Make sure to check out the NEW website!  https://getinthetrenches.com/  Also, sign up for our weekly e-mail so that you can be the first to get new episodes and blog posts! When you sign up, you will also unlock our FREE e-book "30 Of The Best Quotes For Church Planters", a curation of 30 of our favourite church plant quotes!  We’d love to hear feedback! Feel free to ask us a question or just let us know what you think about the podcast. You can reach Matt at mhess@fellowshippickering.ca and you can reach Jared at jared@fellowshiposhawa.com Head to http://www.thefellowships.ca to learn more about what Matt & Jared are up to in Canada with their church planting organization, the Fellowships Network.

There are all sorts of lies that pastors and church planters tell themselves that they shouldn't. In part 1, Matt and Jared cover five of the ten things that church planters say that they shouldn't!  "I don't need a mentor or coach because God has already given me a clear vision"  "People aren't coming back to our church because our worship is poor/ we don't have our own building / etc"  "Our church would grow if we could hire some more full time staff"  "When we reach 'X' number in attendance or 'X' number in our budget we will plant a church"  "My church is only going to reach the lost, it's not for believers."  Make sure to check out the NEW website!  https://getinthetrenches.com/  Also, sign up for our weekly e-mail so that you can be the first to get new episodes and blog posts! When you sign up, you will also unlock our FREE e-book "30 Of The Best Quotes For Church Planters", a curation of 30 of our favourite church plant quotes!  We’d love to hear feedback! Feel free to ask us a question or just let us know what you think about the podcast. You can reach Matt at mhess@fellowshippickering.ca and you can reach Jared at jared@fellowshiposhawa.com Head to http://www.thefellowships.ca to learn more about what Matt & Jared are up to in Canada with their church planting organization, the Fellowships Network.

Ministry burnout has become more and more common over the past several decades. In this week's episode Matt & Jared discuss the difference between burnout and just simply being tired, the signs of ministry burnout, how to avoid ministry burnout, and what to do if you or someone you know is in the midst of ministry burnout.  “When we lose all sense of motivation, perhaps because we’ve derived it for too long from the wrong things, we may be in a state of pastoral burnout. The wind that used to fill our sails has faded away. The love of Christ has become an empty idea. The promises of God and the edification of the church feel distant. The things that used to push us out of bed in the morning just don’t push us anymore.” - John Henderson HELP US spread the word about In The Trenches! Head over to iTunes and subscribe to our podcast and then leave us a written review! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-trenches/id1372585523 OR subscribe and leave a review on Google Play! https://play.google.com/music/m/Io2allwcg3pxknbdshk44uj4ruu?t=In_The_Trenches_Church_Planting_Podcast We’d love to hear feedback! Feel free to ask us a question or just let us know what you think about the podcast. You can reach Matt at mhess@fellowshippickering.ca and you can reach Jared at jared@fellowshiposhawa.com Head to http://www.thefellowships.ca to learn more about what Matt & Jared are up to in Canada with their church planting organization, the Fellowships Network.

If women aren't being equipped to be sent out as a part of church planting teams then we are leaving half of our missions force behind! To kick off season 2 Matt & Jared talk about why we need to do a better job of equipping women for leadership on church planting teams and how to make it happen. HELP US spread the word about In The Trenches! Head over to iTunes and subscribe to our podcast and then leave us a written review! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-trenches/id1372585523 OR subscribe and leave a review on Google Play! https://play.google.com/music/m/Io2allwcg3pxknbdshk44uj4ruu?t=In_The_Trenches_Church_Planting_Podcast We’d love to hear feedback! Feel free to ask us a question or just let us know what you think about the podcast. You can reach Matt at mhess@fellowshippickering.ca and you can reach Jared at jared@fellowshiposhawa.com Head to http://www.thefellowships.ca to learn more about what Matt & Jared are up to in Canada with their church planting organization, the Fellowships Network. Episode Teaser How can you get women more involved in your ministry?  Talk about it!  Make the same training available to women as you do to men Delegate responsibility to women Increase visibility  APEST team church planting focus  Listen to the episode for details! 

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