Family Pastors as Entrusting Endurers: A Pastoral Identity for Burnout
If you spend enough time in family ministry, you quickly realize that the work is filled with joys and challenges. There are days when everything feels fruitful, encouraging, and life giving. But there are also days when the load feels heavy. Programs do not go as planned. Volunteers step away. Parents struggle. Kids wrestle with difficult circumstances. The spiritual needs feel endless.