Why Jeremiah Needs a Hobby

Why Jeremiah Needs a Hobby

From On the Road to No Place Left by Pheaney

March 4, 2026 · 23 min · Season 9 · Episode 8

About this episode

The episode discusses ways to persevere in ministry, drawing parallels to the prophet Jeremiah and emphasizing the importance of rest and recreation.

Chuck Wood II and I discuss a surprising way to persevere if you’re in a season of ministry that feels like the prophet Jeremiah. This conversation is based on my post, The Progress Principle: https://pheaney.substack.com/p/the-progress-principle Quotes: If your leaders are not asking you questions that facilitate rest and recreation, you might wanna find different leaders because your wheels are gonna fall off sooner or later. And that's part of making disciples. When somebody walks away from the faith or walks away from our discipling or our even shepherding or leading, that actually hurts and that does something to us. There's a little therapy in the fact that I can go and I do this job. And when I came back the next day, those wires didn't move themselves out of the wall. Season 9: On Pioneering/How to Stick, Episode 8 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit pheaney.substack.com

People in this episode

Host: Pheaney

Guest: Chuck Wood II

Topics covered

  • ministry
  • perseverance
  • discipleship
  • rest
  • recreation

Keywords

  • ministry
  • Jeremiah
  • perseverance
  • discipleship
  • rest
  • recreation
  • therapy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Progress Principle

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