Ep. 08 | Burnout in Ministry w/ Dr. Josh Kruse
The fact that burnout in ministry is an issue is not new information. One quick search is all it takes to see the disheartening statistics on this. And that was before Covid-19 changed everything about how we do ministry and life and family!
In this episode, Jessica Powell talks with Dr. Josh Kruse (Pastor of Counselling at Village Church and Registered Psychologist) about how burnout affects us in ministry work, especially when we find ourselves leading through a crisis like the one we’re in now. You’ll get to hear practical advice and invaluable wisdom for how we can fully live out our calling in ministry without falling into the trap of carrying what we were never meant to carry and burning ourselves out.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Books + Podcasts
Village Church Counselling Podcast
Convergence (Jon Thompson)
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality (Peter Scazzaro)
Boundaries (Henry Cloud & John Townsend)
Assessments
Emotional and Spiritual Health Assessment (Peter Scazzaro)
Emotion Wheel
Dr. Josh Kruse
Dr. Josh Kruse is the Pastor of Counselling at Village Church and a Registered Psychologist. He is passionate about helping people heal and grow to be more like Jesus in every area of their life. Dr. Josh has an M.A. and a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology from Biola University and an M.A. with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University. Prior to working at Village Church, he was on full time faculty at Trinity Western University and worked as a Psychologist in private practice. He lives in Surrey, British Columbia with his wife Rachael, and their four children ages 17, 16, 11, and 9.