In 43 years of ministry/leadership, I have never seen our world under such pressure. COVID-19 has put everyone under immense pressure. Our families, workplace and our neighbourhoods are caught up in it. Our churches have been prevented from gathering indefinitely. Coupled with all this is the demand to reinvent the way we do church and ministry. Can we effectively minister

Cultivating a high awareness of God’s interaction with daily life Burnout affects relationships.Relationships are effected through feeling high detachment. Feelings of high depletion and low satisfaction with life and work compound this. I am so grateful for the key relationships of family and friends that were endured through the difficult and dark time of burnout. Thank you! My wife loved

Part 2 of emotional health and a spiritual vitality that demonstrates a connected relationship with GodThe second area we look at in our connected relationship is our conversation with God. What’s happening when you talk with Him? What effect does that have on you and others? Not only could I not read my Bible during the darkest days of burnout,

The health of your relationship with God reflects your emotional health. How vital is your relationship with God? If God is part of your world, then the quality of that relationship has been proven to impact your health.This is not a new thought. This was written about 2000 years ago in the Bible.3 John 2 The Passion Translation (TPT) Beloved

(Part two by Adrienne Easton see Part one) Don’t take it personally—understand they are not well. Being the spouse of a person going through burnout has its own difficulties.We may fight with feelings of rejection by the one person we thought would always be present and listening in conversation, buoyant, approachable and engaging. We may think, “Who is this person?

Being the spouse of a person going through burnout has its own difficulties. (Today’s guest blogger is my wife Adrienne. In Aug 2019 we celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary. I am proud to say Adrienne is editor of these blogs. See her article on How I became Don’s Editor) Indeed, how do we even approach the topic with our spouse

Back when Don and I met, long before the internet and its immediate correspondence, we wrote a letter to each other once a week. Later, letters became tagged ‘snail mail’, partly because of the time it took to travel to its destination and partly because, if it lay in a damp letterbox overnight, the snails would eat holes and leave

The challenge of re-entry Coming back from holidays can be a challenge. Your heart and head have been in a different zone. Especially, if you have had a good one you will have unplugged and it takes some adjustment to re-enter. One big tip to reduce re-entry heat is to allow some time for reflection and refocus. Clarification you gain

Today’s video blog is with Dr Bob Logan of Logan Leadership. As a Fuller D.Min student studying church planting in 1987, I read his manual on church planting. It was a great help for church planting in 1988 when I came to the Gold Coast. I renewed the connection more recently in the Fuller class “Transforming your leadership development”. The