Ministry Matters - From self care to soul care

What to do if tired and discouraged Walk the path of healing for your church by Rebekah Simon-Peter Many congregations are weighed down with grief, resentment, and fear, unable to move forward. Many leaders are tired and discouraged.This year, as a way to restore hope and purpose, let's move through the stages of repentance, remembrance, acceptance, forgiveness, gratitude, and embracing on each of the six Sundays of Lent. READ MORE Shift from using the language of self-care to the language of soul-care. From providing self-care to receiving soul care by Aaron Perry Even if the spirit of self-care is healthy, the language is more indebted to the therapeutic emphasis of the twentieth century than to the theology of the first century (or, as we will see, the fourth). Ironically, self-care—when wrongly but not unreasonably considered—might even perpetuate the problem: the overwhelmed, off-balance caregiving person might consider self-care as just one more thing to do!  READ MORE We’d rather God just build and plant. But uprooting and tearing down has to happen first. Preaching January 30, 2022: Remember your calling by James Howell Remember your calling, how you got into ministry. You may or may not report on any of this in the sermon – but to be cognizant of it, even if you have agonies and regrets like Jeremiah! Owning your calling liberates you to help people hear their calling. And given Jeremiah’s full story, it’s a long, tough road of sorrows, frustrations, lack of success, and constant questioning.READ MORE Worship Elements  January 30, 2022 Worship Connection January 30, 2022 Learn more about marketing ministry Resilient People of God Sermon Options January 30, 2022 Teach them how to listen to a sermon Browse our selection of books in preaching, worship, ministry leadership, and church & culture. Key to pandemic recovery means restoring connections Get 2022 and subscribe to 2023 Try this study for Lent 2022

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