num_pages: 125
description: Practical and biblical guidance to help enthusiastic Christians serve Jesus in a sustainable way.Lots of people who are involved in Christian ministry (whether paid or unpaid) find themselves having to step back from it. They have not lost their love for Christ or their desire to serve him. But for one reason or another they are exhausted and simply cannot carry on.Christopher Ash knows this experience all too well. As a pastor of a growing church and then in his role training people for ministry he has found himself on the edge of burnout a number of times and has pastored many younger ministers who have reached the end of their tether.His wisdom has been distilled into this short accessible book in which he reveals a neglected biblical truth and seven keys that flow from it. This practical and biblical guidance will help enthusiastic Christians gain the mindset and lifestyle to protect themselves from burnout and serve Jesus for the long term in a sustainable way.Who is this book for?Here is Christophers answer from the I write for all zealous followers of Jesus. Perhaps especially for pastors and Christian leaders  to those entrusted with pastoral oversight under God. Some of us have the privilege of being set free from other jobs to devote ourselves to this work; others combine pastoral leadership with normal secular work. But I write also for the many keen Christian men and women who in addition to normal life  busy jobs parenthood and so on  labor sacrificially to serve in their local churches.From the foreword by Alistair BeggChristopher brings to this important subject not just a personal experience of burnout but a keen eye to the Bible and wise pastoral insight into the pressures many of us face as we live for Jesus.
language: English
title: Zeal without Burnout
publisher: The Good Book Company