5LQ Episode 438: Emotionally Healthy Pastor with Pete Scazzero and Ben Mandrell

In this episode of the 5 Leadership Questions podcast, Ben Mandrell is joined by Pete Scazzero, author of The Emotionally Healthy Leader. They discuss how pastors can focus on their spiritual and emotional health. BEST QUOTES “The pandemic has put a pressure on both leaders and churches that is probably unprecedented in our lifetime.” “We are not God, so when we try to be God and give more than we are, we violate our God-giving humanity.” “So often we aren’t even aware we are angry, but our body feels it.” “To pastor and lead a church in the name of Jesus is no small task.” “When you are attached and filled with things that you cling to, that means that there is not an empty space for Jesus to fill.” “God has just upended American Christianity in particular.” “Success is doing the will of God and becoming the person God has called you to be.” “I am convinced that this pandemic is a gift to the church in retooling for the sake of the glory of Jesus and the mission of Jesus going forward.” “We want to get to a place where we are living in loving union with Jesus at such a depth that we are free people.” “Our first ambition has got to be a desire for God and His will.” “If you can’t lead yourself, which is not easy to do, right now, you are not going to be able to lead other people.” RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Lifeway Leadership Podcast Network Lifeway.com/CoronaVirus The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Pete Scazzero Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Pete Scazzero EmotionallyHealthy.org