Avoid Ministry Burnout by Learning to Live and Lead from a Healthy Soul — Before It’s Too Late!

Dear Pastor,

Lance Witt remembers an anxious call he received from a pastor who had served in ministry over 40 years. He was facing a crisis — dealing with medical issues at home, managing his parents’ affairs, running the church of about 2,500 and preaching almost every single weekend.

This pastor soon hit a wall and something snapped. He started having panic attacks where his teeth would chatter uncontrollably. Some nights he would not sleep at all.

He asked Lance for help but not to get back to where he was. He said, “I’m asking you to help me establish a new normal.”

Many of us also need a new normal.

This story may seem extreme but if we’re honest with ourselves, we could be on a similar path. As Lance puts it, “If you play the movie forward in how you’re living, and the choices that you’re making now, you could very well end up in the same place.”

There is an urgent need for soul care in the private lives of church leaders today. Our tendency as pastors is to focus on everyone and everything else but what is going on inside of us until we’re running on empty — ending up burned out, cynical or disillusioned.

Imagine if you could put a stethoscope up to the majority of pastors; we would see evidence that our souls are not getting along well. We’re stressed out and exhausted, definitely not in a healthy place.

You know that church growth is a big focus for me as I’m sure it is for you. But what you’ll discover today from my friend Lance Witt, is that you shouldn’t grow your church at the expense of your internal health.

It’s actually very possible to grow your ministry while at the same time poisoning your own soul — and therein lies the real danger.

There’s a big difference in leading your church with an external focus and leading from a healthy soul. Only as much as you live well and replenish your soul will you really be in a place to lead your church where it needs to go.

In this exclusive new resource, Lance is giving you permission to go beneath the surface and focus on your own soul care for once! He’s exposing the real dangers of ministry that he has experienced and sees in others when you don’t care for the health of your soul and the souls of those you minister with.

Lance has been in the trenches of ministry — serving for over 25 years as a local church pastor and over 20 years as a senior pastor. He has also served as an executive pastor at Saddleback Church. Known as a “Pastor’s Pastor,” Lance is also a nationally-recognized author and speaker who is passionate about working with pastors and teams to stay healthy and “finish well.”

And now in this high-level training, recorded live at my private coaching event, Lance will challenge you as a leader to take a hard look at your own spiritual health. You’ll receive practical steps for detoxing your soul, developing strong spiritual habits and even leading a healthy ministry team. This comprehensive resource also includes worksheets and exercises to help you in your soul care and your leadership.

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The Pastor’s Guide to Avoiding Burnout and Leading from a Healthy Soul

Complete Pastor’s Kit including Audio Training, Leader’s Guide, Listener’s Guide, Transcript and More!

Complete Pastor’s Kit including Audio Training, Leader’s Guide, Listener’s Guide, Transcript and More!

This new resource is filled with practical insights and action ideas to improve your life and leadership.

In this brand new pastor’s guide to avoiding burnout, you will discover:

• The 4 pillars you must know to live and lead from a healthy soul
• 5 steps to creating a healthy rhythm of life — for you and your people
• How to stop the “playing the victim” cycle and move beyond the excuses holding you back!
• The two stages a leader performs on — and the one you are neglecting
• A 6-point self-evaluation to help you identify your leadership gifts
• Why the search for “balance” is an illusion — and what you should be seeking instead
• The ONE spiritual practice you should follow above all others (it’s anchored in God’s design of the universe)
• What you can learn from sailing about your own soul care
• A common downfall of well-meaning leaders (don’t follow this path of destruction!)
• Practical tips for being truly present with others
• How to learn to embrace your limits (and develop a healthy rhythm of life)
• The best gift you can give those you lead (hint: it’s all about you!)
• The two types of toxins you need to be aware of and guard against
• The breeding ground for dysfunction and disorder that will thwart your spiritual growth — only if you let it!
• 4 questions to use in every area of life planning
• The spiritual health practices that Jesus modeled — and that should define your world
• How to reclaim space in your life to discern the voice of God
• The growth area most crucial to your long-term health
• How to identify and ward off those things that are putting out the fire in your life
• What you can learn from big corporations about running your own personal life
• How those accomplishments that society celebrates can secretly become threats to your soul
• How to develop authentic spiritual practices that protect you from burnout
• The people who suffer the most when you neglect your soul care (you are not an island)
• The true antidote for selfish ambition — and how to fully develop it
• Keys to creating a more supportive, positive environment for team meetings
• The personal growth tools you should collect as a leader
• The state you were meant to live in (violating this will do harm to your body, emotions and relationships!)
• What you must do for your people beyond just setting the vision (and why it matters how you show you care)
• The most critical part of every meeting with your team
• The commandment that Jesus modeled that will help you live a life of rhythm
• Understanding and applying the theology of rest
• How to avoid the dangers of an overscheduled life
• How to build the right kind of culture — that will in turn build up the people around you
• Managing the distractions of technology in your life
• A leader’s greatest tool for building a healthy team
• The connection between growing spiritually healthy leaders and fulfilling the Great Commission
• And much more!

As pastors, God has wired in us not just a fire for ministry but a need for a soul that’s healthy, a pace of life that’s reasonable and a connection to God that’s real and lasting.

And in this training, Lance Witt not only identifies soul toxins that can threaten your life and leadership but also offers a prescription for health that will help you fulfill your calling at the highest level.

Let this resource feed your soul as it has for me as well.

Your partner in ministry,

Nelson