Troubled Souls and Pastors
Scott Thomas, President of the Acts 29 Church Planting Network, has a great post today regarding the troubled souls of pastors.
In it he offers indicators and 7 possible solutions for dealing with a troubled soul if you are a pastor.
Here is an excerpt:
Pastors are often overwhelmed with ministry. I am concerned for their souls. I spoke last week to the widow of a pastor who committed suicide recently. It was sobering. She said that he didn’t just come home one day and explode. Instead, she said, “his soul faded out slowly-just like the song by Casting Crowns:”
It’s a slow fade when you give yourself away
It’s a slow fade when black and white have turned to gray
Thoughts invade, choices are made, a price will be paid
When you give yourself away
People never crumble in a day
