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    Zeal Without Burnout
    Zeal Without Burnout

    4.4

    Zeal Without Burnout

    Seven keys to a lifelong ministry of sustainable sacrifice

    Christopher Ash

    4.4

    Zeal Without Burnout

    Seven keys to a lifelong ministry of sustainable sacrifice

    Christopher Ash

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    Thousands of people leave Christian ministry every month. They have not lost their love for Christ, or their desire to serve him. But for one reason or another, they are exhausted and simply cannot carry on.

    Christopher Ash knows this experience all too well. As a pastor of a growing church, and then in his role training people for ministry, he has found himself on the edge of burnout a number of times, and has pastored many younger ministers who have reached the end of their tether.

    His wisdom has been distilled into this short, accessible book, in which he reveals a neglected biblical truth and seven keys that flow from it. Understood properly, and built into our lives as Christians who are zealous to serve the Lord, they will serve to protect us from burnout, and keep us working for God’s kingdom and glory.

    • Title

      Zeal Without Burnout

    • Author(s)

      Christopher Ash

    • ISBN

      9781784980214

    • Format

      Hardback

    • Publisher

      The Good Book Company

    • Topic

      Leadership

    • Audience

      Church Leaders

    • Pages

      128

    • Published

      01/02/2016

    Christopher Ash

    Christopher Ash

    Christopher Ash is a pastor, author and writer in residence at Tyndale House, Cambridge. He was Director of the Proclamation Trust’s Cornhill Training Course from 2004–2015. He is married to Carolyn and they have four children and three grandchildren.

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    4.4 based on 5 reviews

    A book for all, not the few

    Please don't be put off by the negative review. Laziness and sloth are sins to address (there are books that do this) and the Bible does call us to sacrifice, but Ash is addressing the problem of wrongly motivated zeal (e.g. our glory, success, reputation, need to be in control) that so easily lead to burnout and are often confused in our sin-sick hearts with zeal for God's glory and kingdom. He counters this with a refreshing reminder of our God-given limitations and how we need to live in light of these if we're to sustain zealous service over the long haul. I'm reminded of the quote attributed to Robert Murray M'Cheyne as he lay dying at 29, "God gave me a message to deliver and a horse to ride. Alas, I have killed the horse and now I cannot deliver the message." The wise counsel of this book will (in conversation with others who know us well) help us diagnose where our ministry efforts are wrongly motivated and help us to walk faithfully, humbly, and zealously before the Lord.

    Berkeley

    A very helpful little book

    Super helpful book on burnout - most useful for those people who don't think they'd ever suffer from it themselves. Very short, why not give it a read

    Sam

    Zeal Without Burnout

    If you’re involved in christian ministry and often find yourself on the edge of (or falling into) exhaustion this may be just what you need.

    Susan Marriott

    A book for the few

    This book is both short and simple to read. Ash writes engagingly and understandably. I would recommend this book to someone in ministry in the midst of, or recovering from burnout. However, I don't think I'd recommend or suggest this book for others. I think it is significantly flawed in its thinking. Ash talks of the idea of "Sustainable sacrifice" and bases most of the book on this premise, but doesn't really flesh that out - I'm not sure how a sacrifice that gives all really is sustainable. Isn't the point of sacrifice that all is laid on the altar?! The book is also built on the premise of people being prone to overwork, rather than people tending towards laziness. I can't think of anywhere where the Bible talks about over-working, but can think of plenty about laziness. Sadly, I know my own heart & my own tendencies - there are times where I have over-worked, but far more frequently need reminding of the need to work hard and not be idle. So, with the exception of a few people suffering from burnout, this is not a book I'd want to see receive wide distribution.

    David Wilson

    A real tonic

    Christopher Ash delicately addresses the subject of burnout in Christian service. Real life stories are interspersed with Biblical wisdom. We must always remember that we are dust, and God. Only Jesus is the Saviour, not us.

    Stephen Ayre

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