“As I’m sure you’ve heard, the first step down the path to wellness is admitting you have a problem. But when you can look around at your family, friends, and other pastors in your community who are all as unhealthy or as overweight as you, it’s easy to justify your own state of being. You end up thinking, ‘I’m not as heavy as so-and-so. He should be more worried than I should.’

Sound familiar?

Sure, you will always be able to find someone who makes you look good. But when you take your eyes off of that other person and put them on God, your own shortcomings become crystal clear.

Taking responsibility for your health and admitting that you need to make some changes is the only way to move forward.”

– Nelson Searcy, Steve Reynolds & Jennifer Dykes Henson

The above quote is from p. 139 of The Healthy Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Health and Wellness.

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About Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.