🧘 Pastor Self-Care

A necessary reckoning with the burnout, loneliness, and emotional depletion that shadow ministry, offering pathways toward wholeness for those who spend themselves on others.

The Pastor's Justification

by Jared C. Wilson • 2013

Half of pastors want to leave. Five old truths that put the weight back on Christ.

4.54

600

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 📜 Reformed Theology ❤️ Gospel-Centered Living 🔥 Pastoral Burnout 🧭 Pastoral Identity

The Pastor's Justification 93%

Half of pastors want to leave. Five old truths that put the weight back on Christ.

by Jared C. Wilson 2013

4.54

600 ratings

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 📜 Reformed Theology ❤️ Gospel-Centered Living 🔥 Pastoral Burnout 🧭 Pastoral Identity

Leading on Empty

by Wayne Cordeiro • 2009

Burnout is not sin but signal. A pastor's recovery plan: rest as command, energy as priority.

4.23

2k+

🏥 Pastoral Burnout 🛐 Sabbath Practice 🌿 Burnout Recovery 📖 Spiritual Disciplines ⚡ Energy Management

Leading on Empty 93%

Burnout is not sin but signal. A pastor's recovery plan: rest as command, energy as priority.

by Wayne Cordeiro 2009

4.23

2k+ ratings

🏥 Pastoral Burnout 🛐 Sabbath Practice 🌿 Burnout Recovery 📖 Spiritual Disciplines ⚡ Energy Management

Resilient Ministry

by Bob Burns • 2012

Five years of interviews reveal what keeps pastors going when ministry gets hard.

4.06

370

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 🏛️ Church Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🧘 Pastoral Self-Care 💚 Emotional Health

Resilient Ministry 93%

Five years of interviews reveal what keeps pastors going when ministry gets hard.

by Bob Burns 2012

4.06

370 ratings

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 🏛️ Church Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🧘 Pastoral Self-Care 💚 Emotional Health

The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read

by Christopher Ash • 2019

Your pastor's well-being is your spiritual business. How to care for the one in the pulpit.

4.36

531

🐑 Pastoral Ministry ⛪ Church Life 🤝 Congregational Care 💤 Clergy Burnout 🕊️ Church Conflict

The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read Summary

The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read 92%

Your pastor's well-being is your spiritual business. How to care for the one in the pulpit.

by Christopher Ash 2019

4.36

531 ratings

🐑 Pastoral Ministry ⛪ Church Life 🤝 Congregational Care 💤 Clergy Burnout 🕊️ Church Conflict

Zeal without Burnout

by Christopher Ash • 2016

You serve a God who never sleeps. You are not him. Rest accordingly.

4.30

2k+

🪫 Sustainable Ministry 🔥 Burnout Prevention 😴 Rest And Sabbath ✝️ Grace Vs Works 🫳 Humble Leadership

Zeal without Burnout 92%

You serve a God who never sleeps. You are not him. Rest accordingly.

by Christopher Ash 2016

4.30

2k+ ratings

🪫 Sustainable Ministry 🔥 Burnout Prevention 😴 Rest And Sabbath ✝️ Grace Vs Works 🫳 Humble Leadership

The Pastor and Counseling

by Jeremy Pierre • 2015

A Christ-centered method for pastoral counseling that goes past the first session into real change.

4.33

953

🤲 Pastoral Care 📖 Biblical Counseling 🐑 Shepherding ⛪ Church Leadership 🎓 New Pastors

The Pastor and Counseling 91%

A Christ-centered method for pastoral counseling that goes past the first session into real change.

by Jeremy Pierre 2015

4.33

953 ratings

🤲 Pastoral Care 📖 Biblical Counseling 🐑 Shepherding ⛪ Church Leadership 🎓 New Pastors

The Care of Souls

by Harold L. Senkbeil • 2019

Two wounds sit in every parishioner: guilt and shame. Mistaking one for the other damages souls.

4.33

1k+

💒 Pastoral Ministry 📜 Lutheran Theology 💖 Soul Care 😔 Guilt And Shame 🛡️ Spiritual Warfare

The Care of Souls 91%

Two wounds sit in every parishioner: guilt and shame. Mistaking one for the other damages souls.

by Harold L. Senkbeil 2019

4.33

1k+ ratings

💒 Pastoral Ministry 📜 Lutheran Theology 💖 Soul Care 😔 Guilt And Shame 🛡️ Spiritual Warfare

The Reformed Pastor

by Richard Baxter • 2021

Half an hour of personal instruction shapes a soul more than ten years of public sermons.

4.46

137

🕊️ Pastoral Theology ⛪ Puritan Spirituality 🫸 Servant Leadership 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Pastoral Care 📚 Catechetical Instruction

The Reformed Pastor 91%

Half an hour of personal instruction shapes a soul more than ten years of public sermons.

by Richard Baxter 2021

4.46

137 ratings

🕊️ Pastoral Theology ⛪ Puritan Spirituality 🫸 Servant Leadership 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Pastoral Care 📚 Catechetical Instruction

On Pastoring

by H.B. Charles Jr. • 2016

A pastor's survival manual: how to guard your soul, your family, and your calling.

4.46

412

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 🧭 Church Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Personal Holiness 📞 Pastoral Calling

On Pastoring 91%

A pastor's survival manual: how to guard your soul, your family, and your calling.

by H.B. Charles Jr. 2016

4.46

412 ratings

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 🧭 Church Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🕊️ Personal Holiness 📞 Pastoral Calling

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2022

The ancient practice of Sabbath can free you from burnout, one stopped day at a time.

4.29

739

🕯️ Sabbath Practice 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📵 Digital Detox ⛪ Pastors And Clergy

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest Summary

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest 91%

The ancient practice of Sabbath can free you from burnout, one stopped day at a time.

by Ruth Haley Barton 2022

4.29

739 ratings

🕯️ Sabbath Practice 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📵 Digital Detox ⛪ Pastors And Clergy

Trauma-Informed Pastoral Care

by Karen A McClintock • 2022

When trauma shatters faith: body-healing, racial justice, and why the helper's recovery comes first.

4.19

⛪️ Pastoral Care 🩹 Trauma-Informed Care 🫂 Vicarious Trauma 🥀 Grief Counseling ⚖️ Racial Trauma

Trauma-Informed Pastoral Care 91%

When trauma shatters faith: body-healing, racial justice, and why the helper's recovery comes first.

by Karen A McClintock 2022

4.19

57 ratings

⛪️ Pastoral Care 🩹 Trauma-Informed Care 🫂 Vicarious Trauma 🥀 Grief Counseling ⚖️ Racial Trauma

Leadership Pain

by Samuel R. Chand • 2015

Pain tolerance is a leader's growth ceiling. Expand it without numbing the warning signs.

4.32

776

🏛️ Pastoral Leadership 🚒 Ministry Burnout 📈 Pain And Growth 🧱 Resilience Building ❤️ Emotional Health

Leadership Pain 91%

Pain tolerance is a leader's growth ceiling. Expand it without numbing the warning signs.

by Samuel R. Chand 2015

4.32

776 ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Leadership 🚒 Ministry Burnout 📈 Pain And Growth 🧱 Resilience Building ❤️ Emotional Health

Ordering Your Private World

by Gordon MacDonald • 1983

Driven people crash. Called people last. What changes in the quiet.

4.20

6k+

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧭 Inner Life 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 😴 Sabbath Rest

Ordering Your Private World 91%

Driven people crash. Called people last. What changes in the quiet.

by Gordon MacDonald 1983

4.20

6k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation 🧭 Inner Life 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines 🤫 Solitude And Silence 😴 Sabbath Rest

The Path to Being a Pastor

by Bobby Jamieson • 2021

A call is optional. A life shaped by Scripture, godliness, and church apprenticeship is not.

4.66

1k+

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 🕊️ Elder Qualifications 🎙️ Preaching And Teaching 🧭 Vocational Discernment 🕰️ Spiritual Formation

The Path to Being a Pastor 91%

A call is optional. A life shaped by Scripture, godliness, and church apprenticeship is not.

by Bobby Jamieson 2021

4.66

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 🕊️ Elder Qualifications 🎙️ Preaching And Teaching 🧭 Vocational Discernment 🕰️ Spiritual Formation

Margin

by Richard A. Swenson • 1992

Your exhaustion isn't a personal failing: it's a design problem. Restore the buffers you've lost.

3.92

3k+

✝️ Christian Living 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧹 Simplicity ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 😴 Rest And Sabbath

Margin 90%

Your exhaustion isn't a personal failing: it's a design problem. Restore the buffers you've lost.

by Richard A. Swenson 1992

3.92

3k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Living 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧹 Simplicity ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 😴 Rest And Sabbath

The Remnant

by Larry Stockstill • 2008

The ten disciplines that protect a pastor's character and keep a ministry standing when others fall.

4.26

152

🛐 Spiritual Leadership ⛪ Pastoral Ministry 📖 Spiritual Disciplines ⏳ Ministry Longevity 🧱 Character Formation

The Remnant 90%

The ten disciplines that protect a pastor's character and keep a ministry standing when others fall.

by Larry Stockstill 2008

4.26

152 ratings

🛐 Spiritual Leadership ⛪ Pastoral Ministry 📖 Spiritual Disciplines ⏳ Ministry Longevity 🧱 Character Formation

Strategic Pastoral Counseling

by David G. Benner • 1992

A pastoral counseling model in five sessions: whole-person care that trusts the Spirit for outcomes.

3.83

520

🏛️ Pastoral Counseling ⏱️ Brief Therapy ✝️ Christian Counseling 💙 Soul Care 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Strategic Pastoral Counseling 90%

A pastoral counseling model in five sessions: whole-person care that trusts the Spirit for outcomes.

by David G. Benner 1992

3.83

520 ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Counseling ⏱️ Brief Therapy ✝️ Christian Counseling 💙 Soul Care 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Pastors and Their Critics

by Joel R. Beeke • 2020

Criticism comes with the calling. Biblical habits that turn a threat into a tool for growth.

4.37

391

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 🛡️ Handling Criticism 🏃 Pastoral Endurance 🌱 Church Health 📜 Reformed Theology

Pastors and Their Critics 90%

Criticism comes with the calling. Biblical habits that turn a threat into a tool for growth.

by Joel R. Beeke 2020

4.37

391 ratings

⛪ Pastoral Ministry 🛡️ Handling Criticism 🏃 Pastoral Endurance 🌱 Church Health 📜 Reformed Theology

Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership

by Ruth Haley Barton • 2008

Your ministry can thrive while your soul withers. The inner disciplines that keep leaders whole.

4.37

3k+

🙏 Spiritual Leadership 🕯️ Soul Care 🌿 Contemplative Spirituality 🏜️ Solitude And Silence ✨ Sabbath Rest

Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership Summary

Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership 90%

Your ministry can thrive while your soul withers. The inner disciplines that keep leaders whole.

by Ruth Haley Barton 2008

4.37

3k+ ratings

🙏 Spiritual Leadership 🕯️ Soul Care 🌿 Contemplative Spirituality 🏜️ Solitude And Silence ✨ Sabbath Rest

Leading Change Without Losing It

by Carey Nieuwhof • 2012

Loud objections magnify a small minority. Five strategies to lead change without losing your soul.

4.33

181

🏛️ Church Leadership 🔄 Change Management 🙏 Spiritual Leadership 🧭 Spiritual Discernment 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

Leading Change Without Losing It Summary

Leading Change Without Losing It 90%

Loud objections magnify a small minority. Five strategies to lead change without losing your soul.

by Carey Nieuwhof 2012

4.33

181 ratings

🏛️ Church Leadership 🔄 Change Management 🙏 Spiritual Leadership 🧭 Spiritual Discernment 🕊️ Conflict Resolution

The Book of Pastoral Rule

by Pope Gregory I

An ancient guide teaching pastors to temper authority with humility and tailor reproof to each soul.

4.17

796

🐑 Pastoral Care ✝️ Spiritual Leadership 🙇 Humility 🔍 Spiritual Discernment 🗣️ Pastoral Counseling

The Book of Pastoral Rule 90%

An ancient guide teaching pastors to temper authority with humility and tailor reproof to each soul.

by Pope Gregory I

4.17

796 ratings

🐑 Pastoral Care ✝️ Spiritual Leadership 🙇 Humility 🔍 Spiritual Discernment 🗣️ Pastoral Counseling

Rhythms of Renewal

by Rebekah Lyons • 2019

The four rhythms that undo anxiety at the source. Most people skip the first one entirely.

4.08

7k+

🕊️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🛐 Sabbath Practice 📵 Digital Detox

Rhythms of Renewal 90%

The four rhythms that undo anxiety at the source. Most people skip the first one entirely.

by Rebekah Lyons 2019

4.08

7k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 📿 Spiritual Disciplines 🛐 Sabbath Practice 📵 Digital Detox

The Leader's Journey

by Jim Herrington • 2003

Church systems get anxious. Lasting change starts when the leader gets calm and stays connected.

4.10

425

⛪ Pastoral Leadership 🧬 Family Systems Theory 🧘 Non-Anxious Leadership 🕊️ Spiritual Formation 💜 Clergy Health

The Leader's Journey 90%

Church systems get anxious. Lasting change starts when the leader gets calm and stays connected.

by Jim Herrington 2003

4.10

425 ratings

⛪ Pastoral Leadership 🧬 Family Systems Theory 🧘 Non-Anxious Leadership 🕊️ Spiritual Formation 💜 Clergy Health

Get Your Life Back

by John Eldredge • 2020

Sixty seconds, given to God: the smallest practice that undoes what noise does to the soul.

4.42

5k+

🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 💙 Soul Care 🙏 Practicing Presence 🌅 Sacred Rhythms 📱 Digital Detox

Get Your Life Back 90%

Sixty seconds, given to God: the smallest practice that undoes what noise does to the soul.

by John Eldredge 2020

4.42

5k+ ratings

🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 💙 Soul Care 🙏 Practicing Presence 🌅 Sacred Rhythms 📱 Digital Detox

The Woman's Comfort Book

by Jennifer Louden • 1992

Self-nurture for depleted women: how to build rituals, set boundaries, and stop giving from nothing.

3.97

1k+

📗 Self-Care Guides 🧠 Inner Critic Work 🕯️ Comfort Rituals 🍽️ Mindful Eating 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Woman's Comfort Book 90%

Self-nurture for depleted women: how to build rituals, set boundaries, and stop giving from nothing.

by Jennifer Louden 1992

3.97

1k+ ratings

📗 Self-Care Guides 🧠 Inner Critic Work 🕯️ Comfort Rituals 🍽️ Mindful Eating 🚧 Boundary Setting

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

by John Mark Comer • 2019

Hurry is a spiritual sickness. The ancient, unhurried practices that restore a life worth living.

4.50

99k+

🧘 Spiritual Disciplines 🕊️ Sabbath Practice 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🪴 Simplicity 🐢 Slow Living

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry Summary

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry 90%

Hurry is a spiritual sickness. The ancient, unhurried practices that restore a life worth living.

by John Mark Comer 2019

4.50

99k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Disciplines 🕊️ Sabbath Practice 🤫 Silence And Solitude 🪴 Simplicity 🐢 Slow Living

Small Preaching

by Jonathan T. Pennington • 2021

Twenty-five small shifts to sharpen your preaching, from the opening line to the final amen.

4.25

338

📜 Homiletics 📝 Sermon Preparation ✍️ Writing Craft 📖 Narrative Preaching 👥 Peer Feedback

Small Preaching 90%

Twenty-five small shifts to sharpen your preaching, from the opening line to the final amen.

by Jonathan T. Pennington 2021

4.25

338 ratings

📜 Homiletics 📝 Sermon Preparation ✍️ Writing Craft 📖 Narrative Preaching 👥 Peer Feedback

Care of Souls

by David G. Benner • 1998

The cure of souls became the cure of minds. The exchange was costlier than we think.

3.93

272

⛪ Pastoral Care 🕯️ Soul Care 🧠 Psychology And Faith 🌌 Jungian Spirituality 🗣️ Therapeutic Dialogue

Care of Souls 90%

The cure of souls became the cure of minds. The exchange was costlier than we think.

by David G. Benner 1998

3.93

272 ratings

⛪ Pastoral Care 🕯️ Soul Care 🧠 Psychology And Faith 🌌 Jungian Spirituality 🗣️ Therapeutic Dialogue

Lectures to My Students

by Charles Haddon Spurgeon • 1889

The inner life of the preacher determines everything, from sermon punch to surviving the week.

4.47

4k+

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 📯 Ministerial Calling 🔥 Spiritual Formation 📜 Sermon Preparation ✝️ Christocentric Preaching

Lectures to My Students 90%

The inner life of the preacher determines everything, from sermon punch to surviving the week.

by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1889

4.47

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 📯 Ministerial Calling 🔥 Spiritual Formation 📜 Sermon Preparation ✝️ Christocentric Preaching

Tired of Being Tired

by Jess Connolly • 2024

A faith-based diagnostic for your specific fatigue, and the rest rhythm that actually heals it.

4.45

2k+

🧘 Faith And Wellness 👩 Christian Women 🛐 Spiritual Rest 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📖 Sabbath Practice

Tired of Being Tired 90%

A faith-based diagnostic for your specific fatigue, and the rest rhythm that actually heals it.

by Jess Connolly 2024

4.45

2k+ ratings

🧘 Faith And Wellness 👩 Christian Women 🛐 Spiritual Rest 🔥 Burnout Recovery 📖 Sabbath Practice

In the Name of Jesus

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1989

Jesus asked Peter three questions before making him a leader. Not one was about results.

4.31

13k+

🕊️ Christian Ministry 🧎 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Countercultural Faith 💔 Vulnerable Leadership

In the Name of Jesus 90%

Jesus asked Peter three questions before making him a leader. Not one was about results.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1989

4.31

13k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Ministry 🧎 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Countercultural Faith 💔 Vulnerable Leadership

An Unhurried Life

by Alan Fadling • 2013

Hurry is a heart problem, not a schedule one. Adopt Jesus's unhurried work-rest rhythm.

4.19

1k+

🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🛐 Sabbath Rest ⏳ Overcoming Hurry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤫 Contemplative Prayer

An Unhurried Life 90%

Hurry is a heart problem, not a schedule one. Adopt Jesus's unhurried work-rest rhythm.

by Alan Fadling 2013

4.19

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🛐 Sabbath Rest ⏳ Overcoming Hurry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤫 Contemplative Prayer

Didn't See It Coming

by Carey Nieuwhof • 2018

Success brings its own landmines. Seven you never saw coming, and the strategies that clear them.

4.35

2k+

🔥 Ministry Burnout 🌫️ Faith Disillusionment 🧎 Humility In Leadership 🤝 Christian Community 🔄 Adaptive Leadership

Didn't See It Coming 90%

Success brings its own landmines. Seven you never saw coming, and the strategies that clear them.

by Carey Nieuwhof 2018

4.35

2k+ ratings

🔥 Ministry Burnout 🌫️ Faith Disillusionment 🧎 Humility In Leadership 🤝 Christian Community 🔄 Adaptive Leadership

48 Laws of Spiritual Power

by Frank Viola • 2022

Forty-eight principles for spiritual leaders: why power that lasts demands humility, not a platform.

4.68

148

🐑 Pastoral Leadership 🙌 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👁️ Spiritual Discernment ✝️ Christ-Centered Ministry

48 Laws of Spiritual Power 90%

Forty-eight principles for spiritual leaders: why power that lasts demands humility, not a platform.

by Frank Viola 2022

4.68

148 ratings

🐑 Pastoral Leadership 🙌 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👁️ Spiritual Discernment ✝️ Christ-Centered Ministry

Pastoral Ministry

by John F. MacArthur Jr. • 1995

Scripture, not strategy, shapes the shepherd: a guide to character, study, and pulpit.

4.13

423

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 📖 Expository Preaching 📞 Pastoral Calling ✝️ Reformed Theology 👋 New Pastors

Pastoral Ministry 90%

Scripture, not strategy, shapes the shepherd: a guide to character, study, and pulpit.

by John F. MacArthur Jr. 1995

4.13

423 ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 📖 Expository Preaching 📞 Pastoral Calling ✝️ Reformed Theology 👋 New Pastors

Competent to Counsel

by Jay E. Adams • 1970

Psychiatry promised cures it could not deliver. The biblical alternative for lasting change.

3.99

2k+

🐑 Pastoral Counseling 📖 Biblical Counseling 🔍 Critique Of Psychology ✝️ Repentance 🕊️ Forgiveness

Competent to Counsel 90%

Psychiatry promised cures it could not deliver. The biblical alternative for lasting change.

by Jay E. Adams 1970

3.99

2k+ ratings

🐑 Pastoral Counseling 📖 Biblical Counseling 🔍 Critique Of Psychology ✝️ Repentance 🕊️ Forgiveness

The Wounded Healer

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1971

Why the most effective ministers are also the most wounded, and loneliness is their qualification.

4.23

13k+

🩹 Pastoral Care 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🛤️ Inner Journey 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🏜️ Loneliness And Solitude

The Wounded Healer 90%

Why the most effective ministers are also the most wounded, and loneliness is their qualification.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1971

4.23

13k+ ratings

🩹 Pastoral Care 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🛤️ Inner Journey 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🏜️ Loneliness And Solitude

Overload

by Joyce Meyer • 2016

Stress is not a life sentence. A practical, Bible-grounded guide to unplugging for good.

4.38

724

🛐 Christian Stress Management 🧠 Decision Fatigue 🎭 Comparison Trap 🗣️ Self-Talk 🔥 Burnout Recovery

Overload 90%

Stress is not a life sentence. A practical, Bible-grounded guide to unplugging for good.

by Joyce Meyer 2016

4.38

724 ratings

🛐 Christian Stress Management 🧠 Decision Fatigue 🎭 Comparison Trap 🗣️ Self-Talk 🔥 Burnout Recovery

The Contemplative Pastor

by Eugene H. Peterson • 1987

Pastoral busyness is quiet betrayal. An unhurried, subversive reclaiming of spiritual direction.

4.38

2k+

🐑 Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation ☁️ Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🙏 Prayer Practices

The Contemplative Pastor 90%

Pastoral busyness is quiet betrayal. An unhurried, subversive reclaiming of spiritual direction.

by Eugene H. Peterson 1987

4.38

2k+ ratings

🐑 Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation ☁️ Contemplative Spirituality 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🙏 Prayer Practices

Sacred Rest

by Saundra Dalton-Smith • 2017

Tired but sleeping enough? Six other rest deficits drain you. Diagnose yours.

3.87

2k+

🛌 Rest Practices 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧘 Holistic Health 🕊️ Sabbath And Rest ⚡ Energy Management

Sacred Rest 90%

Tired but sleeping enough? Six other rest deficits drain you. Diagnose yours.

by Saundra Dalton-Smith 2017

3.87

2k+ ratings

🛌 Rest Practices 🔥 Burnout Recovery 🧘 Holistic Health 🕊️ Sabbath And Rest ⚡ Energy Management

Reset

by Debra Fileta • 2023

A counselor maps the circuit linking your thoughts, feelings, and actions, and where change sticks.

4.38

419

✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🔄 Thought Habits 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧱 Boundary Setting

Reset 90%

A counselor maps the circuit linking your thoughts, feelings, and actions, and where change sticks.

by Debra Fileta 2023

4.38

419 ratings

✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧠 Cognitive Therapy 🔄 Thought Habits 🌊 Emotional Regulation 🧱 Boundary Setting

[John Mark Comer] The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

by auspicious

Jesus never hurried. His daily practices can rescue your soul from the speed of modern life.

4.53

159

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🐢 Slow Living 🌅 Sabbath Practice 📱 Attention Economy

[John Mark Comer] The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry Summary

[John Mark Comer] The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry 90%

Jesus never hurried. His daily practices can rescue your soul from the speed of modern life.

by auspicious

4.53

159 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Formation ✝️ Christian Discipleship 🐢 Slow Living 🌅 Sabbath Practice 📱 Attention Economy

Working the Angles

by Eugene H. Peterson • 1987

Pastoral work has drifted into running a religious business. Three ancient practices call it back.

4.35

2k+

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 🕊️ Sabbath Practice

Working the Angles 90%

Pastoral work has drifted into running a religious business. Three ancient practices call it back.

by Eugene H. Peterson 1987

4.35

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Pastoral Ministry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧭 Spiritual Direction 🕯️ Contemplative Prayer 🕊️ Sabbath Practice

Battle Cry

by Jason Wilson • 2021

Christian men were taught to bury their feelings. The faith-rooted path back to authentic strength.

4.32

692

🧊 Emotional Suppression ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🔄 Redefining Masculinity 🙏 Christian Men 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

Battle Cry 90%

Christian men were taught to bury their feelings. The faith-rooted path back to authentic strength.

by Jason Wilson 2021

4.32

692 ratings

🧊 Emotional Suppression ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🔄 Redefining Masculinity 🙏 Christian Men 🗣️ Assertiveness Training

The Pastor

by Eugene H. Peterson • 2011

After building his church from scratch, the real work began: six years of unlearning everything.

4.46

4k+

🕊️ Pastoral Vocation 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🏔️ Place And Belonging 🐢 Slowness And Presence ⛪ Congregational Life

The Pastor 89%

After building his church from scratch, the real work began: six years of unlearning everything.

by Eugene H. Peterson 2011

4.46

4k+ ratings

🕊️ Pastoral Vocation 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🏔️ Place And Belonging 🐢 Slowness And Presence ⛪ Congregational Life

Preaching as Reminding

by Jeffrey D. Arthurs • 2007

Preaching is not invention. It is reminding: waking a forgetful people to what they already know.

3.96

277

📜 Homiletics 🐑 Pastoral Ministry 🍞 Worship And Liturgy 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🗣️ Rhetoric And Persuasion

Preaching as Reminding 89%

Preaching is not invention. It is reminding: waking a forgetful people to what they already know.

by Jeffrey D. Arthurs 2007

3.96

277 ratings

📜 Homiletics 🐑 Pastoral Ministry 🍞 Worship And Liturgy 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🗣️ Rhetoric And Persuasion

The Emotionally Healthy Leader

by Peter Scazzero • 2015

Your church mirrors your inner life. The practices that heal a leader first, then the team.

4.33

4k+

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