About this episode

The episode discusses ministry burnout and emotional health with insights from experienced leaders.

In this episode of the Church Planter Podcast, Peyton Jones is joined by Andrea Jones and Pamela Nelson for a conversation on ministry burnout, emotional health, and the inner life of a leader. Pamela brings her experience as a pastor, biblical counselor, coach, and spiritual director to help church planters recognize the warning signs they often ignore: anxiety, numbness, overwork, isolation, unprocessed grief, and the pressure to keep performing when their soul is running on empty. Together, they talk about why emotional health is not optional for leaders, how identity can become tangled up in ministry success, and why pastors need safe people, honest confession, rhythms of rest, and space to bring hidden beliefs into the light. The conversation also gets personal as Peyton reflects on his own experience with exhaustion, anxiety, and the cost of pushing too hard for too long. If you are planting, leading, or carrying the weight of ministry, this episode is an invitation to slow down, pay attention to your soul, and let God restore what has been depleted. Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode: Pamela Nelson: pamelanelson.org NewBreed Training Thanks for listening to the…

People in this episode

Host: Peyton Jones

Guests: Andrea Jones, Pamela Nelson

Topics covered

• ministry burnout
• emotional health
• leadership
• self-care
• spiritual direction

Keywords

• burnout
• anxiety
• emotional health
• leadership
• spiritual direction
• rest
• confession

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NewBreed Training, pamelanelson.org

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