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The Crabby Pastor — 162 episodes · page 1 of 2
134: Back from Burnout: Rev. Rob Gashler's saga
133: Finding Resonance with Author Andrew Root
132: Dealing with Conflict within Yourself
131: Pastor Appreciation Month: Genuine Celebration or Obligatory Gesture?
130: Check your Finite-tude
129: Pastor Appreciation Month revisited
128: Dealing well with this divisive era
127: More (and even worse) stories we tell ourselves
126: Stories We Tell Ourselves
125: The power and sustainability found in Holy Friendships
124: ENCORE: Advice for WHEN your call gets messy
123: ENCORE: A Little Wisdom from Kathy
122: ENCORE: Part 2: From Burnout to Balance
121: ENCORE: Part 1: From Burnout to Balance: A Guide for Ministry Leaders
120: ENCORE: Back from Burnout: Rev. Paul Kuzma
119: Back from Burnout ENCORE: Rev. Griffin's Journey to Self-Care and Renewed Calling
118: Back from Burnout ENCORE: Rev. Eden Avalos' Journey to Sustainable Self-Care
117: Back from Burnout ENCORE: Pastor Pat's Journey Through Spiritual Strain and Recovery
116: Back from Burnout ENCORE: Rev. Tony Miltenberger
115: A Chat about "Calling" in this Transitional Era for the Church
114: Balancing Praise with Humility
113: Back from Burnout: Josh Curtiss' story
112: The sweet deception of SUGAR
111: Final Thoughts Clergy Need to Know about Trauma
110: More on Clergy and Trauma, Part 2 of 3
109: Clergy and Trauma, Part 1 of 3
108: Defining Sanctuary for Faith Communities
107: A Pastor's Guide to Religious Scrupulosity
106: Food, Glorious Food and Sustainable Weight Strategies for Ministry Leaders
105: A nail-biter realization about how we work
104: The Post-COVID world: deconstruction
103: Thriving in Faith Leadership Beyond the Shadow of Depression
102: Messing up the Balancing Act of Ministry and Self Preservation
101: Back from Burnout: Rev. Paul Kuzma
100: Empowering Ministry Leaders through Coaching with Cathy Parish
99: Rev. Alex Lang: Part 2: Why I Left the Church
98: Rev. Alex Lang: Part 1: Why I Left the Church
97: A Back from Burnout Story: Rev. Tanner Griffin
96: Transformative Coaching inspires the Leader at key ministry in Flint, Michigan
95: Embracing AI for Innovative Worship and Design
94: Surviving the Highs and Lows of the High Holy Holidays
93: Advent Devotional: Finding Joy in the Challenges of Serving
92: Advent Devotional: How well do you love yourself?
91: Advent Devitional: Finding Sustained Peace in Ministry Leadership
90: Advent devotional: Embracing Hope
89: The Complexities of Pastor Appreciation
88: Dr. Chris Adams on How to Take a Sabbatical, Part 2
87: Dr. Chris Adams on How to Take a Sabbatical
86: Part 2: From Burnout to Balance
85: Part 1: From Burnout to Balance: A Guide for Ministry Leaders
84: Overcoming Trauma in Ministry with Author Janyne McConnaughey
83: Understanding trauma to help the people in the pews
82: The Unspoken Truths of Pastor Appreciation Month
81: Exploring Self-Care and Sustainability in Ministry
80: Conversation about a survey of 1,200 Clergy on well-being
79: Confronting Crisis and Abuse
78: Back from Burnout: Rev. Eden Avalos
77: Why do we resist self-care: Insights from Dr. Chris Adams
76:The Art of Self-Care in Ministry: A Dialogue with Chris Adams
75: ENCORE: Am I ENOUGH?
74: Harnessing the Power of Rest to Enhance Ministry Leadership
73: Understanding Triangles in Relationships
72: Leading with Emotional Stability in Times of Change
71: Escaping the No Fun Zone: Finding Joy and Balance in Ministry
70: ENCORE: From Burnout to Renewal: Pastor Pat Robbins on Resilience, Self-Care and Healing Amidst Chaos
69: Challenging Health Traditions: A Conversation with Amanda Simmers
68: ENCORE: Advice for when your call journey gets messy
67: Church Signs That Speak... or Don't Speak... to Your Audience
66: Rekindling Congregations Through Connection and Community
65: The Power of Rest: Finding Balance and Sustainability in Ministry with Tim Gaines
64: E stands for... excellence? Or maybe it's exercise?
63: A ministry leader's main task
S3 Ep 62: ENCORE: YOU need a VACATION
S3 Ep61: Cruising through the Storm
S3 Ep 60: Have you had ENOUGH?
S3 Ep59: Fostering new vision for declining churches
S3 Ep 58: A saga of one pastor who served with private pain
S3 Ep 57: Encore: Traveling the highs and then lows of the high holy holidays
S3 Ep 56: Side-lined ministry leaders
S3 Ep 55: Pastors who deal with private pain
S3 Ep 54: An Overview of Self-care
S3 E53: Phone-A-Friend Challenge
S3 Ep52: Help that is empowering
S3 Ep 51: What kind of help do I need?
S3 Ep 50: When do I need to seek a counselor?
S3 Ep 49: Handling the Perfect Storm
S3 Ep 48: Part 2 of Living Life at the same pace Jesus goes
S3 Ep 47: Being an unhurried leader (like Jesus)?
S3 Ep 46: How "worldly success" Can Lead to Anxiety
S3 Ep 45: Silence... Treasures from Singapore
S3: Ep 44: Living the Humble Life
S3 Ep 43: Combatting pride and arrogance
S2 Ep 42: When to say yes and when to say NO.
S2 Ep 41: Living calmly in chaos
S2 Ep 40: Pushing yourself past your limits?
S2 Ep 39: When (sermon) creativity wanes
S2 Ep 38: Slowing Down (during the holiday season?)
S2 Ep 37: Shut up and Pedal
S2 Ep36: Observations from slowing down
S2 Ep 35: More on slowing down