{"id":31267,"date":"2022-09-10T15:23:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T20:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/3-keys-to-pastoral-self-care-during-a-crisis\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T15:23:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T20:23:38","slug":"3-keys-to-pastoral-self-care-during-a-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/3-keys-to-pastoral-self-care-during-a-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Keys to Pastoral Self Care During a Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
Aaron Burden photo – Unsplash <\/p>\n

By Rob Hurtgen<\/em><\/p>\n

Pastor, your leadership capacity is being stretched beyond imagination.<\/p>\n

Shepherding your church through the current pandemic and rebuilding when our communities return to a more typical and recognized pattern of life is going to require more of you than anyone realizes.<\/p>\n

Scattered flocks will need to be regathered. Scared sheep need encouraging. Wolves will work to consume your flock with fear.<\/p>\n

In the next era of sacrificial pastoring you\u2019ll need to guard your heart and health to care for your people, win the lost, and achieve longevity in ministry.<\/p>\n

Here are three ways to care for your mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health while having a lifelong kingdom impact.<\/p>\n

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1. Recognize your limitations. <\/strong><\/h3>\n

You can be all things to all people to win some (1 Corinthians 9:22), but you cannot do that 24 hours a day. You need cycles of rest and recreation.<\/p>\n

We have all kinds of limitations. We have physical limitations. We already know we can\u2019t be in two places at once. We also have emotional limitations; all these crises in our culture have taken a toll on us, too.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s more I could say about our limitations, but you get the idea. Patterns of good sleep, a healthy diet, and restoring recreation are useful for more than building a full life; they’re matters of staying in the ministry.<\/p>\n

2. Build margins; practice Sabbath.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Everyone shares God\u2019s common grace of time. We each have 24 hours in the day. We each are given seven days in our week. No more. No less.<\/p>\n

Don’t give into the temptation of trying to become \u201csuper pastor\u201d in compensating for all that everyone seems to lack during our world\u2019s current circumstances. You\u2019ll not only shortchange yourself; you\u2019ll also do a disservice to those you lead.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re charged to make the most of our time. For the health of yourself, your family, and your church you need to create some margins for work and rest.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to remember that Sabbath is more than merely resting; it\u2019s partaking in healthy activities that bring you delight.<\/p>\n

3. Focus on Jesus. <\/strong><\/h3>\n

The charge Jesus brought against the church in Ephesus was that they lost their first love (Revelation 2:4). The church was doing well in many observable regards, but they were absent of a love for Christ.<\/p>\n

The incredible ministry you have means nothing if you lose focus on Jesus.<\/p>\n

The future of pastoral ministry is being written. Churches have endured crisis in the past. Churches will endure crisis in the future.<\/p>\n

To effectively shepherd your flock all the days the Lord has granted you must know your limits, build margins, and focus on Jesus.<\/p>\n

ROB HURTGEN (@robhurtgen) <\/strong>is the husband to Shawn, father of five, pastor of First Baptist Church Chillicothe, Missouri, and doctoral student at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also blogs at robhurtgen.wordpress.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

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