5 Ways to Support Your Pastor

BY AYRIAN YASAR | Pastors are prone to high rates of burnout and are not immune to stress-related problems from their work such as anxiety and depression.

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Many people recognize the stress and pressure that can build up around people with important jobs. No one is surprised when doctors, lawyers, accountants for large firms, or financial advisors experience stress. High intensity jobs take a toil physically as well as mentally and physiologically on the practitioner and often his or her family.

So while we expect professionals who care for our earthly and temporary health, finances, and legal problems to suffer from work-related stress, why do we forget those who care for our immortal souls? Pastors are prone to high rates of burnout and are not immune to stress-related problems from their work such as anxiety and depression. Here are five ways to support your pastor…