Comments on: Burnout – Now What? http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/12/04/burnout-now-what/ Worship Leader, Pianist, Producer, Blogger Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amoxicillin. http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/12/04/burnout-now-what/comment-page-1/#comment-48132 Amoxicillin. Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:44:42 +0000 http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/?p=1025#comment-48132 <strong>Amoxicillin....</strong> Amoxicillin. Amoxicillin for acne. Amoxicillin rebate. Amoxicillin drug interactions. Amoxicillin dosage instructions. Amoxicillin no prescription.... Amoxicillin….

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]]> By: fmckinnon (fmckinnon) http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/12/04/burnout-now-what/comment-page-1/#comment-48416 fmckinnon (fmckinnon) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:26:54 +0000 http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/?p=1025#comment-48416 New blog post: Burnout - Now What? http://tinyurl.com/5p8ehz New blog post: Burnout – Now What? http://tinyurl.com/5p8ehz

]]> By: fmckinnon http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/12/04/burnout-now-what/comment-page-1/#comment-53914 fmckinnon Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:26:54 +0000 http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/?p=1025#comment-53914 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">New blog post: Burnout - Now What? http://tinyurl.com/5p8ehz</span></span> New blog post: Burnout – Now What? http://tinyurl.com/5p8ehz

]]> By: Anthony Coppedge http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/12/04/burnout-now-what/comment-page-1/#comment-47728 Anthony Coppedge Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:21:24 +0000 http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/?p=1025#comment-47728 Fred, I see burnout at church happen during the confluence of three things: spiritual exhaustion, emotional exhaustion and physical exhaustion. I have found that people burn out when they're so busy doing the ministry "job" (leading worship, greeting people, teaching a class, running sound...whatever) that they fail to see when they're running on fumes. We allow others to siphon off of our energy, time and emotions without ensuring that we're pulling up to the pump to refill ourselves. That refill often comes in the form of actually sitting in the church and participating in corporate worship and engaging with the teaching, hearing "thank you" from our leaders and having others help us do what we do. Most of the time when we're burned out, it's because we've tried to be the spiritual Lone Ranger, riding around being the hero of the day. I actually wrote a four part series on this very subject (from the tech arts perspective): http://tinyurl.com/techburnout Blessings, Anthony <abbr><em>Anthony Coppedges last blog post..<a href="http://anthonycoppedge.com/blogs/index.php?title=christmas_less_presents_more_presence&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1" rel="nofollow">Christmas - Less Presents, More Presence</a></em></abbr> Fred,

I see burnout at church happen during the confluence of three things: spiritual exhaustion, emotional exhaustion and physical exhaustion.

I have found that people burn out when they’re so busy doing the ministry “job” (leading worship, greeting people, teaching a class, running sound…whatever) that they fail to see when they’re running on fumes. We allow others to siphon off of our energy, time and emotions without ensuring that we’re pulling up to the pump to refill ourselves.

That refill often comes in the form of actually sitting in the church and participating in corporate worship and engaging with the teaching, hearing “thank you” from our leaders and having others help us do what we do.

Most of the time when we’re burned out, it’s because we’ve tried to be the spiritual Lone Ranger, riding around being the hero of the day.

I actually wrote a four part series on this very subject (from the tech arts perspective):
http://tinyurl.com/techburnout

Blessings,

Anthony

Anthony Coppedges last blog post..Christmas – Less Presents, More Presence

]]> By: Brad Hafner http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/12/04/burnout-now-what/comment-page-1/#comment-47727 Brad Hafner Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:03:27 +0000 http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/?p=1025#comment-47727 Burnout is one of those situations where it hasn't hit the core of our team or leadership, but usually the volunteers first. We have done special dinners at the church, in the past, to show appreciation for all they do. It seems to help but the dinners are few and far between. Ideas in this area are welcomed. When I recognize that I'm burning out, I try walking in the opposite direction that my flesh wants to go. That usually helps me out. <abbr><em>Brad Hafners last blog post..<a href="http://bradhafnersfa.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/the-stars-arent-aligning-for-dallas/" rel="nofollow">The Stars Aren’t Aligning for Dallas</a></em></abbr> Burnout is one of those situations where it hasn’t hit the core of our team or leadership, but usually the volunteers first. We have done special dinners at the church, in the past, to show appreciation for all they do. It seems to help but the dinners are few and far between. Ideas in this area are welcomed.
When I recognize that I’m burning out, I try walking in the opposite direction that my flesh wants to go. That usually helps me out.

Brad Hafners last blog post..The Stars Aren’t Aligning for Dallas

]]> By: Fred McKinnon http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/12/04/burnout-now-what/comment-page-1/#comment-47726 Fred McKinnon Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:49:20 +0000 http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/?p=1025#comment-47726 Jan, Great response - thanks for kicking off the discussion with some real authenticity ... and I agree, burnout and "lukewarm" aren't the same, but I think they are connected. If I allow myself to be "lukewarm" spiritually, burnout is in my future. If I allow myself to have "burnout", it will definitely contribute to lukewarmness, if that makes sense. At least ... "I think". Jan,
Great response – thanks for kicking off the discussion with some real authenticity … and I agree, burnout and “lukewarm” aren’t the same, but I think they are connected. If I allow myself to be “lukewarm” spiritually, burnout is in my future. If I allow myself to have “burnout”, it will definitely contribute to lukewarmness, if that makes sense. At least … “I think”.

]]> By: Jan Owen http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/2008/12/04/burnout-now-what/comment-page-1/#comment-47725 Jan Owen Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:38:07 +0000 http://www.fredmckinnon.com/myblog/?p=1025#comment-47725 Well for me Burnout and Lukewarm have not been the same. I almost burned out but it was because of a traumatic experience in ministry (suicide of pastors wife and all I had to do to deal with that) then our pastor's sudden and difficult resignation. Add this to my personal tendency towards workaholism and I about bit the dust. I worked myself into the ground and when all my best efforts failed I crawled into bed and almost didn't get out again. (my hubby made me!) Grief, pain, feelings of uselessness and failure and my attempts to cope with them led me to burnout. How did I climb out of this pit? I went to a National Pastors Retreat led by Ruth Haley Barton with the Transforming Center. It was wonderful. Then I joined a two year retreat community in Chicago that met quarterly. (I am in Al. so this was a huge thing and expensive but I was DESPERATE) It was life changing and ministry saving. I also ended up taking a sabbatical to alow me to rest and heal as I was at the end of my rope and I had been at my church for 10 years. If our hearts are truly broken, it will lead us to desperation. Being desperate for God to move or speak is a good place to be because in this place we are READY for whatever He asks us to do.... Well for me Burnout and Lukewarm have not been the same. I almost burned out but it was because of a traumatic experience in ministry (suicide of pastors wife and all I had to do to deal with that) then our pastor’s sudden and difficult resignation. Add this to my personal tendency towards workaholism and I about bit the dust. I worked myself into the ground and when all my best efforts failed I crawled into bed and almost didn’t get out again. (my hubby made me!) Grief, pain, feelings of uselessness and failure and my attempts to cope with them led me to burnout.

How did I climb out of this pit? I went to a National Pastors Retreat led by Ruth Haley Barton with the Transforming Center. It was wonderful. Then I joined a two year retreat community in Chicago that met quarterly. (I am in Al. so this was a huge thing and expensive but I was DESPERATE) It was life changing and ministry saving. I also ended up taking a sabbatical to alow me to rest and heal as I was at the end of my rope and I had been at my church for 10 years.

If our hearts are truly broken, it will lead us to desperation. Being desperate for God to move or speak is a good place to be because in this place we are READY for whatever He asks us to do….

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