Thursday, October 2, 2014

Regaining Health/Balance as a Church Planter and Pastor

By becoming aware of a few of the more common reasons why  Church Planters and Pastors are unhealthy, you can take control of your life and avoid some unhealthy lifestyle habits:

1. Sitting long hours.
2.  Bad posture from sitting down all day.
3.  Working long hours.
4.  No “me time.”
5.  Don’t take breaks.
6.  Unsociable / lack of community.
7.  Eating food on the go.
8.  They eat sugar, dairy, gluten, yeast, processed food or soya.
9. Bad sleep patterns.
10. Often burn candle at both ends of the stick (overextended).
11. Little exercise.
12. Mental exhaustion.

Identify one or two unhealthy lifestyle patterns from above, and recommit to discovering balance and health in those areas. Ask the Lord and your spouse to help you identify the areas causing the most stress in your day. Then, make one small goal in this area to re-establish a more healthy lifestyle.

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