How Pastors Can Avoid Burnout | Rick Blackmon
Join Dan Chun and expert therapist Rick Blackmon as they explore church health, compassion fatigue, and burnout prevention for ministry leaders. With over 35 years of experience, Rick shares invaluable insights into maintaining balance in professional, personal, and spiritual life. Learn about the importance of viewing the church as a functional family, handling transference in criticism, and practical strategies to avoid burnout. Plus, get details on their upcoming mental health conference in Hawaii. This episode is essential listening for anyone in leadership and ministry roles seeking practical help and hope.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Church Health and Leadership: Recognizing the church as a family that can be either functional or dysfunctional.
Compassion Fatigue and Burnout: Understanding the primary causes and developing strategies for prevention.
Transference in Ministry: Managing criticism by discerning the true source of feedback.
Measuring Success: Finding spiritual growth metrics beyond traditional measures.
Work-Life Balance: Implementing effective self-care practices to prevent burnout.
Rick Blackmon
Rick has been a clinical psychologist in private practice for forty years, working with church leaders, pastors, families, couple, and individual adults. Rick and John have been colleagues and close friends for more than 40 years.