January 20, 2016

Whether our churches are growing, static, sick, healthy, big, small or any combination of those, Pastoral ministry is increasingly seen as a detriment to our spiritual and emotional health.

But it doesn’t have to be this way as long as we live by this essential principle: Healthy pastors balance our output with a greater amount of input. Spiritually, emotionally and physically.

Many church-goers experience too little output. Many pastors have too little input. The first leads to laziness, the second leads to burnout.

Here are 11 principles that help me keep my input and output balanced.