EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 23 MIN
You Are Running Low, and That Is Not a Character Flaw
from Ministry Chick Network Podcast · host Melissa Mashburn
You already know something is off. The tank isn't empty yet, but you can feel it getting there. And instead of stopping, you've been telling yourself you just need to push through to the next break, the next season, the next time things slow down. Melissa and Brandy want to say something to you about that.In this conversation, Melissa Mashburn and Dr. Brandy Baxter name the thing a lot of women in ministry feel but rarely say out loud — that you are running low, that it is not a character flaw, and that you actually have permission to stop. Keywords: women in ministry, ministry leadership, faith-based leadership, burnout, emotional health, rest, calling, women of faith.KEY TAKEAWAYS:Why running low feels like failure in ministry — and why it isn'tWhat it actually costs to keep pouring from empty — named specifically, without shameThe one thing you can give yourself permission to do this week that you've been telling yourself you don't have time for.RESOURCES & LINKS:Individual Membership → member.ministrychick.com/courses/membershipFree Clarity Journal → member.ministrychick.com/courses/clarity-journalChurch Membership → ministrychick.com/the-church
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You already know something is off. The tank isn't empty yet, but you can feel it getting there. And instead of stopping, you've been telling yourself you just need to push through to the next break, the next season, the next time things slow down. Melissa and Brandy want to say something to you about that.In this conversation, Melissa Mashburn and Dr. Brandy Baxter name the thing a lot of women in ministry feel but rarely say out loud — that you are running low, that it is not a character flaw, and that you actually have permission to stop. Keywords: women in ministry, ministry leadership, faith-based leadership, burnout, emotional health, rest, calling, women of faith.KEY TAKEAWAYS:Why running low feels like failure in ministry — and why it isn'tWhat it actually costs to keep pouring from empty — named specifically, without shameThe one thing you can give yourself permission to do this week that you've been telling yourself you don't have time for.RESOURCES & LINKS:Individual Membership → member.ministrychick.com/courses/membershipFree Clarity Journal → member.ministrychick.com/courses/clarity-journalChurch Membership → ministrychick.com/the-church
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