Re-Soul: In a Hurry? 3 Ways to Add Margin and Peace (and Prevent Burnout)
Adapted from Your Best Life in Jesus’ Easy Yoke by Bill Gaultiere. Often we hurry to be successful in ministry or just get through our…
Tag: Sabbath
Re-Soul: 4 Ways Emotions Help You Love and Lead Better (and Prevent Burnout)
If you keep negating your emotions you’ll hurt yourself and people you love. Eventually you’ll burnout. This is true for pastors and other workers seeking…
Re-Soul: Confessions of a Type A Leader
“The reason I share my junk with you,” a pastor disclosed. “Is because you’re not a monkish spiritual formation guy. I can’t relate to the…
Re-Soul: Don’t let Burnout Sneak up on You
“I was burned out and didn’t know it,” lead pastor Ken Baugh recalls. It happens to so many pastors and other leaders and caregivers—but it…
Joining Jesus’ Sabbath Day
Lectio Divina is a delightful way to pray through a Bible passage. In our Soul Shepherding ministry, we use an especially refreshing and encouraging approach…
Rest: Sabbath Makes a Church Successful
If your church isn’t growing numerically or in spiritual depth or if it has been torn apart by conflict a major reason may be the…
Rest: The Other Side of Boredom
“I’m busy all the time,” a pastor told me. “And I love it!” But a few years later he blew out and lost his church.…
A Sabbatical Guide For Pastors
Soul Shepherding’s Sabbatical Guide has been downloaded over 30,000 times so far. We (Dr’s Bill & Kristi Gaultiere) are thankful that pastors, leaders, and missionaries…
Play! Play!! Play!!! (Having Fun With Jesus)
“Play! Play!! Play!!!” that’s what our friend Papa Joe Johnson said to Kristi and I in our time of need. How do you play? When…
Our First Sabbatical (Why Pastors Need This!)
As you read this Kristi and I have just begun a Sabbatical together! Since starting Soul Shepherding in 2009 I’ve helped other pastors go on Sabbatical,…