Pastor, What Do You Do for Fun?

If you put so much time into ministry that you don't have time for fun, make time. Find something you love to do. For you it may be fishing, playing basketball, surfing or something else. (Sorry, but watching people do those things on TV doesn't count.) We all need to do something that gets us out of the pastoring mindset on a regular basis. Something we do with our with our bodies, not just our minds. Too many pastors are overworked, overweight, lonely, tired and stressed. Pastoral ministry will do that to all of us if we don't step away for a while and rest, relax, recharge our batteries and have some fun. If you think you or your ministry are too important for you to take a break, think again. You and your ministry are too important not to take a break.

October 5, 2015

by Karl Vaters

We all need to do something that gets us out of pastor mode on a regular basis. Something we do with our with our bodies, not just our minds.

If you think you or your ministry are too important for you to take a break, think again. You and your ministry are too important not to take a break.

Author

Karl Vaters

Karl produces resources for Helping Small Churches Thrive at KarlVaters.com.
He's the author of five books on church leadership, including his newest, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next. His other books include The Grasshopper Myth and Small Church Essentials.
Karl also hosts a bi-weekly podcast,The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry, featuring in-depth interviews about topics that concern pastors, especially those who minister in a small church context.
Karl has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years, so he speaks and writes from decades of hands-on pastoral experience. He and his wife, Shelley have three children and two grandkids.

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