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Two pieces for pastors fighting fatigue, temptation, and the slow drift from joy.
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This edition is sponsored by The State of the Church |
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We know there are weeks when the call feels light in your hands—like joy itself.
And then there are weeks when it feels like a burden you were never built to carry. |
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This week, we’re sharing two reflections for those weeks when joy fades, strength wanes, and ministry feels more like pretending than abiding. |
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The first article gives language to something many pastors experience but struggle to name: the slow drift from calling to exhaustion, from joyful obedience to a numb kind of going-through-the-motions. |
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The second article enters a different kind of weariness—the kind born not of burnout, but of battle. It speaks gospel truth into the cracked places: the struggles you carry, the temptations you still fight, the ache you thought disqualified you. It reminds you that weakness isn’t the enemy of ministry. It’s the place grace begins to grow. |
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You’re not alone. Not in your doubts. Not in your discouragement. |
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And you’re not without hope. |
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Take a few minutes. Read slowly. Let yourself remember. |
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Chris Poblete
Editorial director, CT Pastors |
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