#169:Should Tony be on vacation?

Tony, PB, and Brandon are keeping it casual and talking about life in ministry, relationships, vacations, weddings, social media, and what it actually looks like to be a healthy pastor and church.Topics discussed- Social media & the pastor’s inner circleTaking a break from Instagram and only watching instead of postingHow social media can shape our idea of friendship and communityThe difference between ministry friends and genuine friendshipsAsking: “Who am I inviting to Revival Night?”- Wedding season storiesTony reflecting on wedding season coming to an endFalling asleep during a wedding toastPB’s Russian wedding storyRachel & Claire’s weddingStories and memories from past weddingsPastors, therapy & vacationTony’s famous “I don’t go on vacay” mentalityWhy pastors can struggle with guilt when taking time offThe pressure to always be availableThe importance of pastors actually resting and taking vacationsHow a pastor’s constant presence can actually point to an unhealthy church cultureHow available should pastors be?How available should a lead pastor realistically be to their church?Being relational without being constantly accessibleKnowing when something is mission-criticalLeading through vision and mission, rather than trying to personally handle everythingYou don’t have to be the hero“Not everyone needs to love you.”Why pastors need to release the need to receive all the creditEmpowering others instead of doing everything yourselfRaising up leaders and sending them out🙌 Healthy church leadershipGiving staff opportunities to leadDeveloping leaders instead of creating dependenceBuilding a church where ministry doesn’t revolve around one personLearning to be yourself as a leaderNot allowing every outside voice to determine who you are or what you do