Leading on Empty by Wayne Cordeiro is based on his experience of burnout in the ministry. All pastors and ministry leaders should read this book. It provides wisdom and self-assessment tools for an issue all leaders face. Below is a list of quotes that stood out to me.
- I had developed the discipline of image management.
- Everything you initiate, by default you must add to your maintenance list.
- It is a gift to be able to launch an inspiring vision. But unless you manage it along the way, it can turn on you, and soon the voracious appetite of the vision consumes you.
- One unlikely twin (for me) that accompanied my season of burnout was depression.
- An important part of the journey to healing is allowing oneself to experience and accept all the feelings that roll like waves over our soul.
- I also had to determine – to really settle in my soul – what I would actually be held accountable for in my life.
- We won’t be held accountable for how much we have done, but for how much we have done of what [God] has asked us to do.
- One of the best things I have done in my life is to establish values before I have had to make major decisions.
- In the press of life, if there aren’t sufficient and appropriate escapes, we become susceptible to unsuitable ones.
- Schedule rests in before your calendar fills up.
- While everyone in our great church loves the Cordeiro family, I have come to realize that nobody is fighting for my family.
- Hunger is renewable.
BONUS: Here is a link to a summary of the book: bit.ly/1U4kdQF
What has been your experience with burnout and how did you over come it?
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