Mad Church Disease Blog Book Blowout Blammajamma
A LOOOONG time ago and 10 pounds ago I posted this…
I did that for a friend named Anne.
To help her with her cute little book.
Little did I know how the message of this book would look more like Jack Bauer than Holly Hobby.
It kicked my ***.
I’ll go ahead and name drop and stuff.
I feel like I got the content of this book through weekly conversations I would have with Anne as I was going through difficult times in my ministry.
Everything she says in the book is real life.
When I was in the process of leaving my last church, which was NOT because of burnout just to be clear, Anne was one of many friends who helped guide and counsel me through the process.
She is wise beyond her years and allows the listener/reader to be put at home from jump street.
You will feel like she is sharing specifically with you.
She is.
You will feel like she has had a camera in your office every day for the past 3 years.
I promise you she has not.
She has just simply LIVED IT and therefore knows it.
Add that to an ability to move your eyes from word to word with no effort at all, and you have a future best seller.
I had Heather, my wife, read me the book out loud on a road trip. So I got to hear the book.
I don’t know if there are plans for an audio book, but Anne, YOU have to read it.
You or Angelina Jolie.
But either one will work.
I was supposed to send Anne a question for her to answer in this Blog Blitzing Book Bustin day but I am a lazy failure at completing tasks that are out of my head so that did not happen.
But what I will do is ask YOU a question.
Church worker or not…
When was the last time your JOB burned you out?
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About 2 months ago.
9th grade English teacher. I'm a pastor now and I'm not sure which was harder.
biased or not… anne rocks and so does her book.
This week. It's open registration at the community college where I work, and I serve in Admissions. Some college students, well, let me just say that I often fear for the future of America.
right now. and for the past few weeks. and it's hard getting out of bed in the morning and coming to work.
May of '07 and I have yet to re-enter the profession. I got burned out because "the church" I was on staff at was more about policy and procedure than people.
there will be an audio book read by morgan freeman.
just kidding.
but there will be an audio book.
thx for posting this friend
How do you know if your burned out, if it feels like it started that way.
when I was more about "doing" than "being"
@tonkasal – when you start feeling hopeless and unmovitaved….
Last week. Tense, tough meeting with my church board all centered around my inadequacies as as a pastor. Yeah, tell me something I didn't know.
Try as i did ( and yet bet your biscuits I did!) I burned out over the Holiday season of 2008… still some smoke emitting from my heart, but I finally cried out to God for strength ( novel idea, Pastor Chris!) and spoke up for myself instead of just hoping someone would come to my rescue… even though no person noticed that i was crashing hard into depression and hopelessness except my wife, Jesus never let me go . He helped this broken man and I confronted my pastor and he was very cool, very receptive, and very ready to help me get my life back in order. I feel like I am ready for the rest of my life to serve God and His kingdom thanks to a healthy dose of reality and priorities…
If you are a minister and are putting your marriage and family after your ministry , please in Jesus' name don't do that anymore… you will be more effective for the Kingdom and Glory of God with your life in ORDER.
Love y'all Ragamuffins…
Last year. I worked in retail services and had it up to here (think about 5' high) in yelling customers, money-hungry managers, and lonely days doing service calls. I had been with the company for almost five years and tried waiting it out. I bailed ship, was unemployed for seven months, and God finally rewarded me for my patience. I have a great job now! (so far… ask me in five years!)
Wow…the part at the end, just pure cheese man"Mad Church Disease is Gone" i added this to my amazon wish list.dear jesus,please send mo' monies for books and mortgage,amen.
I am ordering this…lack of vision, and church politics is burning me out at this very moment.
about a year and a half ago i went home and layed on the couch and cried, begging my husband to never make me go back to church…..ever. I actually endured for another year and then took a three month sabbatical to help heal from an extremely difficult season of ministry. Actually, that's how I found Anne's blog!
aye you are losing comments again
im giving away a copy of Mad Church Disease on my blog.
anybody like free stuff?
I'm there now…and looking to transition out asap, bad economy or not.
My hope is in Christ….
Interesting, but usual =)
Hopeless and unmotivated…that fits my thoughts on my situation to a tee.
It's at the point where days off are godsends to me.
The question for me is what to best do with it?
There is such a thing as not recklessly withdrawing from a situation, when it pays the bills and you don't have anything lined up…there's also such a thing as recognizing that a situation is not good for you, and that you need to look for a better situation. Whether you willingly do it or it is forced upon you.
Thanks for this post!
Sometimes it’s really that simple, isn’t it? I feel a little stupid for not thinking of this myself/earlier, though.
How do I reset my password?
Thanks
John Musca
John Musca