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The episode discusses the challenges of burnout in ministry through the lens of Exodus 18, highlighting the importance of encouragement and shared leadership.

Share a comment Running on empty can look like faithfulness until it starts breaking you and the people you’re trying to serve. We open Exodus 18 and sit in the dust outside Moses’ tent as the line grows longer, the days get heavier, and leadership becomes a one-man bottleneck. Then Jethro shows up, not just with a reunion and kind words, but with the rare mix every leader needs: encouragement, worship, and the courage to say what no one else will. We talk about burnout in ministry and every...

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