What do you need:

  • a relational baseline
    • people who know you before you burned out
    • people to walk with you through where you are
  • a willingness to allow a perspective shift
    • backup and gain some perspective
    • our gut says “move closer to analyze this problem”. not helpful
    • vacation in a dramatic way, visit a different church, learn something new, change the way you see.
      • Change how you see - gain a new perspective
  • clarify you values
    • serve, or be served
  • Is this role about you using your skills, or serving the church?
  • get organized
  • get help with prioritization
  • get connected with scripture
    • pray
    • find things you are thankful for
    • make a list of today’s thankful and write it down
    • Every church will hurt you and heal you in different ways
    • Do you believe that God can restore your situation?
      • What small step can you make to show that you believe this?
      • Can you let a project go? Can you identify a frustration to let go of? Can you identify what burdens you have not been hired to carry?
    • Daily Quests
  • Consider your company (people)
  • Consider your company (job)
  • Have you done everything you can to fix it?
  • You need grace. So do others
  • Focus on your focus (put down burdens that don’t belong to you)
  • Manage reality
  • Is it time to leave?
    • If your values aren’t the organizations, it won’t work

Bottom line:

You can do this!