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emerging church burnout
Is there such a thing? I think I see it in the bushes up ahead. I believe I'm headed straight for it if I'm not already there. We've talked about how pastors and leaders and even regular old church members in traditional, institutional churches burned out like candles in a heat wave. And we were and are right. There are many burnout ingredients in that menu. I wonder if we've missed the ingredients in our own little soup. I think I did. I wouldn't be surprised if many more are caught off-guard by "ecb."What has brought it on you ask? Revolutionary zeal. Idealism. Relational and theological isolation. Constant fighting with little apparent victory. Very very precious few "signers-on" Too liquid, not nearly enough solidity Same old crap, new packaging Too many babies thrown out with the bathwater (and I've thrown some of them) I don't know what else I'm tired. I really am. I really can't be worried about who knows it either. I'm tired of hiding. I don't even know why to keep talking if it will bear no fruit. It's hard to even ask for Grace any more.technorati tags > emerging church , burnout , church , institutional church
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