Managing Your Energy
I feel like tomorrow’s kickoff of the National Youth Workers Convention starts my most busy two months of the year with a host of speaking engagements and travel.
Archive October 14, 2010
Spiritual Direction New Yoke Series, Pt 3
The third resource in this series on soul care invites us into a practice that can revolutionize the way we seek spiritual mentoring.
Ignatian Examen New Yoke Series, Pt 2
The second resource in this series teaches you an old practice that can be used in new ways. Try is out this month!
Taking Rest Seriously
You may have noticed that we seem to care a lot about rest and self-care around here.
Activating and Resting New Yoke Series, Pt 1
Need a new kind of yoke to carry in ministry? This series will equip you with tools to learn how to prevent exhaustion through regular patterns of rest.
In Season
I was reminded by Fuller’s Dr. Jude Tiersma Watson last week that I’ve often used a poor metaphor when thinking about rest and self-care in ministry.
I can’t count how many times I’ve heard (and probably said) that we have …
Burnout
Last week during our Urban Youth Ministry intensives, I had the opportunity to listen in on a session with Dr. Cynthia Eriksson and Dr. Jude Tiersma Watson on stress and burnout in ministry.
It Starts with Rest
I’ve been reflecting in this week’s posts about Mark Labberton’s The Dangerous Act of Worship,
Gratitude: The Heart of the Christian Life
Today I was reading the story of the ten lepers. You know the one —
Calendar God Reminders
Last week I spoke at Reload, a one day conference sponsored by the Urban Youth Workers Institute. I loved the folks I met at Reload.