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Caring for ministry leaders

Caring for ministry leaders. A Multi-cultural approach to effective ministry. Yvonne Jackson - Yvonne Jackson, RN, PHN, MA, Marriage and Family Therapy, Intern 70025 Yvonne D. Camper – CEO of Between the Porch and the Altar Ministries .

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Caring for ministry leaders

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  1. Caring for ministry leaders A Multi-cultural approach to effective ministry Yvonne Jackson - Yvonne Jackson, RN, PHN, MA, Marriage and Family Therapy, Intern 70025 Yvonne D. Camper – CEO of Between the Porch and the Altar Ministries

  2. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministry • Introductions A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  3. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministrylearning objectives • Identifying and assessing the key areas where ministry leaders are at risk. • Understanding whose responsibility is it to care for ministry leaders. • How to resist the attack of the enemy from a biblical perspective. • Cultural and Societal barriers to caring for ministry leaders and ways to overcome them. • Developing an effective model to ensure the long term success of the Ministry Leader. A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  4. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministrylearning objectives • It is documented that the top 10 reasons for pastors/ministers leaving the ministry are discouragement, sense of failure, loneliness, moral failure, financial pressure, physical health, anger, burnout, marital/family problems and inadequate training. A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  5. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministry Whose responsible for caring for ministry leaders? This part of the Pulpit and the Pew Pastoral Leadership Project raises two theological issues. We clergy are no longer great examples of health. Today’s clergy have more stress and less support than the previous pastors who had more support and less resources. Thus, whole church must regain a theology of the stewardship of one’s personal health. ~ John Marshall Crowe,  B.A., M.Div., D.Min. A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  6. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministrywhose responsibility is it to care for ministry leaders? A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  7. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryoverviewsource: Clergy health research reports • Over 1600 pastors in the U.S. are forced out of their positions each month. • Nearly 1 in 4 pastors experience a forced termination at least once during their ministry. • Only 54% of pastors go back into full-time church related positions. A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  8. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministry10 reasons pastors leave the ministry too soon source: Churchleaders.com Tim Peters • Discouragement – 50% reported feeling so discouraged that they wanted to leave the ministry • Failure – 70% reported they have a lower self-image than when they started • Loneliness – 70% reported they do not have someone they consider a close friend A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  9. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministry10 reasons pastors leave the ministry too soon • Moral Failure – 33% reported being involved in inappropriate sexual relationships • Financial Pressure – 70% reported feeling grossly underpaid • Anger – Each year 4,000 new churches begin and 7,000 churches close A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  10. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryReasons pastors leave the ministry too soon • Burnout – 90% report working 55-75 hours per week • Physical Health – 75% report at least one stress related crisis in their ministry • Marriage/Family Problems – 80% report ministry has negatively affected their family A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  11. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministry10 reasons pastors leave the ministry too soon • Too busy/driven – 90% report feeling inadequately trained to cope with the ministry demand A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  12. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministrygod Takes care of his leaders • Calls and equips (Exodus 35:30-31) • Heals (Exodus 15:26) • Provides (Philippians 4:19,Gen 22:14) • Fights our battles (Ex 14:13-14, 17:8-16) • Comforts (2 Cor. 1:3-4) • Guides and leads (Ps.16:11, 23, 32:8, 37:23, 119:105, Pr. 3:5-6, Is. 30:21) A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  13. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministry9 responsibilities of church members Source:counselingothers.com • To appreciate them (1 Thess 5:12-13). The first responsibility of the church members to their leaders is to “know” them. The word means “to appreciate or respect.” • To esteem them (Phil 2:29).  Believers are to hold leaders in high regard because of their work. The ministry is a high and holy work and believers are here exhorted to place proper value on their leaders—esteem them for their work’s sake. A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  14. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministry9 responsibilities of church members • To obey them (Hebrews 13:17). The third responsibility is that of obedience. Obey means “to be persuaded, or to listen to.” It speaks of an obedience that is the result of confidence. • To submit to them (Hebrews 13:17). Submission and obedience go hand in hand. Full obedience requires submission of the heart. Submit means “to yield under or surrender.” Believers are called to cheerfully rank themselves under their leaders because of the serious responsibility to watch over souls. A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  15. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministry9 responsibilities of church members • To support them (1 Tim 5:17-18, I Cor 9:14). The apostle makes it crystal clear, “the laborer is worthy of his wages.” The “double honor” that teaching shepherds are worthy of includes honor (respect) and financial remuneration. • To discipline them (1 Tim 5:19-20). Church members must also hold their leaders accountable for their life and doctrine—the two areas of greatest importance (1 Tim 4:16). When a leader is involved in open sin, or serious doctrinal error, God’s people are responsible to discipline him. A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  16. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministry9 responsibilities of church members • To remember them (Hebrews 13:7). Church members must remember their leaders. The word means “to call to mind, to recollect, or to be mindful.” It is a present imperative, meaning it is a command the body is to constantly fulfill. Believers are to constantly call their leaders to mind. • To mimic them (Heb 13:7). Another responsibility of the congregation toward their leaders is to mimic them. The word follow is from mimeomai, meaning “to mimic or imitate.” Follow their faith. A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  17. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministry9 responsibilities of church members • "Pray for us", pleads the Apostle in I Thessalonians 5:25; pray for us is the hearty response from every Christian pulpit in the land, and in the wide world. If the prayers of good men were entreated by such a man as Paul; and if, with his giant intellect, his eminent spirituality, and his intimate communion with God and things unseen, this holy man needed this encouragement and impulse in his work, who will not say "Brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified!" (II Thessalonians 3:1). A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  18. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryHow to resist the attack of the enemy • Know who God is • Know who your are in God • The power of prayer and fasting • Know your enemy A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  19. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryHow to resist the attack of the enemy • Understanding the Assault • Know you have been given authority • Battle Strategy A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  20. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryTaking care of yourself • Focus • Nutrition • Activity • Healthy Relationships • Relaxation • Sleep • You A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  21. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministrytaking care of yourself • Pray • Relax • Eat right • Exercise • Study your Bible A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  22. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministrytaking care of yourself Source:body and soul www.faithandleadership.com • United Methodist clergy in North Carolina have significantly • higher rates of chronic disease than other state residents, • according to new research by the Clergy Health Initiative at • Duke Divinity School. The findings could be illuminating for • others in ministry as well. A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  23. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministrytaking care of yourself A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  24. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministrytaking care of yourself Source: by Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, Ph.D. August 4, 2009 Pastors work in a complex relationship network. New research shows that efforts to improve clergy health must go beyond eating well and exercise to account for the influence of congregations and denominational polity. A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  25. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryFocus: planning, preparing & goal setting Source: today matters by john maxwell • “Growth comes from making decisions and following through on them.” • “Successful people make right decisions early & manage those decisions daily.” • “People who neglect to make those decisions and to manage then well often look back on their lives with pain and regret.” • “If you are proactive, you focus on preparing. If you are reactive, you focus on repairing.” A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  26. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryFocus: planning, preparing & goal setting Source: today matters by john maxwell Proactive reactive Focus on yesterday Consumes time Breeds discouragement Increase cost Pays now for yesterday Becomes an obstacle to growth and heath. • Focus on today • Increase efficiency • Increase confidence • Saves money • Pays now for tomorrow • Takes you to a higher level A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  27. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryFocus • What are your Goals? • What are your Plans? • What are your strategies to reach your goals? • Daily • Prioritizing the day • Monthly • What is your 1 year plan? • What is your 5 year plan? A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  28. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministrynutrition Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2805706 • Classically food has been perceived as being instrumental in providing energy and strengthening the body. • Research in the past 5 years have provided evidence for the influence of dietary factors on the certain molecular systems and mechanisms that maintain mental functions. • The body and brain requires adequate nutrients for normal cognition, thinking skills and to function correctly. http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/nutrition-affect-brain-8283.html A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  29. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministrysleep • Sleep plays a critical role in thinking and learning. REM sleep • plays a role in consolidating memories in the mind • Lack of sleep: • impairs attention, alertness, concentration, reasoning, problem solving. Remembering what you learned and experienced during the day. • increase risk of heart disease, heart failure, diabetes and hypertension • Decreases your libido, ages your skin and lowers stress threshold • contributes to depression and cause weight gain A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  30. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryState and stage of sleep • NREM (75% of night): As we begin to fall asleep, we enter NREM sleep, which is composed of stages 1-4 • Stage 1 • * Between being awake and falling asleep • * Light sleep A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  31. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryState and stage of sleep • Stage 2 • * Onset of sleep • * Becoming disengaged from surroundings • * Breathing and heart rate are regular • * Body temperature drops (so sleeping in a cool room is helpful) A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  32. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryState and stage of sleep Source: http://sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/what-happens-when-you-sleep • Stages 3 and 4 • * Deepest and most restorative sleep • * Blood pressure drops • * Breathing becomes slower • * Muscles are relaxed A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  33. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryState and stage of sleep Source: http://sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/what-happens-when-you-sleep • Stages 3 and 4 Cont. • * * Blood supply to muscles increases • * Tissue growth and repair occurs • * Energy is restored • * Hormones are released, such as: Growth hormone, essential for growth and development, including muscle development A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  34. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryState and stage of sleep Source: http://sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/what-happens-when-you-sleep • Stages 3 and 4 Continue • REM (25% of night): First occurs about 90 minutes after falling asleep and recurs about every 90 minutes, getting longer later in the night • * Provides energy to brain and body • * Supports daytime performance A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  35. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryState and stage of sleep Source: http://sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/what-happens-when-you-sleep • Stages 3 and 4 Continue • * Brain is active and dreams occur • * Eyes dart back and forth • * Body becomes immobile and relaxed, as muscles are turned off • In addition, levels of the hormone cortisol dip at bed time and increase over the night to promote alertness in morning. A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  36. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryactivity • Physical activity has a positive effect on the body and the brain. • Exercises increases heart rate which send oxygen to the brain • Exercise aids in reducing stress and depressions • At least 20 minutes of activity a day is all that is needed. • All exercise is beneficial, how activities that stimulate the mind and body are the most beneficial such as dancing or aerobics. A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  37. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryrelaxation A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  38. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryrelaxation • The antidote for stress. • Beneficial to mind and body. • Beneficial to health and well being. • More energy and better sleep • Less anxiety, headaches and pain • Increases concentration • Decreased muscle tension A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  39. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryrelaxation • Don’t be anxious (Philippians 4:6, Matt 6:25-34) • Casting your cares (1Peter 5:7) • God’s peace is with you (John 14:27, Is 26:3) • God supplies your needs (Phil. 4:19 • God is for us (Rom 8:31) • Think on true, honorable, just things (Phil 4:8) A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  40. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryhealthy relationships • People come into counseling is because they are have relationship problems • God (Trust: “God let me help you out …..”) • Others • Self (depressed, anxious, anger, addiction issues)

  41. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryhealthy relationships • Foundation of any Healthy Relations begins with God. • When we have issues with God it is because it looks like God is taking to long or not answering. • Then we get depressed and angry • Genesis 16, 21, 25 Sarai gave her maid Hagar to Abram to bear a child. (She was helping God out)

  42. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryhealthy relationships • Foundation of any Healthy Relations begins with God. • Psalms 13 David is asking God how long will he have to go thru before He intervenes. Then he ends by saying God I trust you. • Psalm 42:11

  43. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryhealthy relationships • Know God, cultivate the relationship with God by spending time with God in His Word and prayer. • John 16:33 • James 1:2-4

  44. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryhealthy relationships To build healthy relationship with others Forgiveness Mark 11:25-26, Matt 6:14-15 If you should not be around them then don’t 3. Peace Matt 5:9, Rom. 12:18, Heb 12:14, I Peter 3:11

  45. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryBarriers to caring for ministry leaders • Understanding your purpose • Cultural customs • Communication • Understanding the will of God • Relationship with God • Relationship with others – how effectively do you relate to people. Emotional I.Q. A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  46. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryBarriers to caring for ministry leaders • Timing • Confirming the Call • Emotional and Spiritual issues (insecurity, anger, etc…) • Trusting God A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  47. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministrydeveloping an effective model to ensure long term success of the ministry leader • Moses delegation so he could get the 10 commandments (Power of relinquishing control) • Choosing healthy effective leaders • Emotional/Spiritual/Physical Health evaluation prior to entering into ministry • Culturally relevant A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  48. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministryhow to effectively balance ministry • Your relationship with God • Family • Ministry • Rest • Recreation Source: Pastor Bayless Conley International School of Ministry A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

  49. Caring for ministry leadersA Multi-cultural approach to effective ministrywhose responsibility is it to care for ministry leaders? A Multi-Cultural Approach to Effective Ministry

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