Keith Farmer’s Story

KEITH FARMER’S STORY – burnout, recovery and mentoring Today’s guest blogger: Dr Keith Farmer. I had been in full-time ministry for 11 years (in two churches in Sydney) when I accepted a dual ministry in Melbourne (half-time as an Associate Pastor in a local church and half-time as a Faculty Member of a Theological College). My teaching areas were Pastoral …

Get Burnout and Beyond Free for five days!

A free download of my book, Burnout and Beyond, is right around the corner; beginning Monday, October 3, 2022, 12:00 AM PDT through Friday, October 7, 2022, 11:59 PM PDT. This book shares my experience with burnout and details the dangers of burnout in leadership positions; specifically those in ministry. The goal of this book is to provide a way …

Christian Well-being Mentor 

Here at Verve Lead, we are excited to be starting a new series exploring the profile of a healthy  Christian well-being mentor. This profile is centred around living a holistically healthy life that supports healthy well-being mentors. Whether you are a mentor or a mentee, or even simply considering the benefits of finding a well-being mentor for your life, this …

Tools

TOOLSFOR ASSESSING AND BUILDING HEALTHThe Health of a Christian Leader Assessment 3.0Do a health check across your five cores of well-being.assesmentWell-Being GaugesTrack your energy depleters and buoyancy to build self-awareness.Wellbeing GaugesBuoyancy GaugeA simple and powerful tool in building self-awareness.Buoyancy GaugeWell-Being Q SnapshotTake a seven second health snapshot.Health SnapshotMentor Q Competency ProfileA 360º tool to gauge mentor competency and train effective mentors.MENTORQMentor …