Caring for the Clergy/ Church Planter

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Caring for the Clergy/ Church Planter

• A five year retrospective

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10 ways to Care

• 1. Remind them of the Vision that sparked the
  Plant in the first place
• 2. Stir up/ encourage their devotional life

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Care of the Planter cont.

• 3. Stir up the unique inspiration of the Planter
• 4. Encourage them to commit for the long haul
• 5. Allow them to say that they hate it but
  provide empathy

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Planter care cont.

• 6. Be aware of the strain on their marriage if
  married
• 7. Care for the church planters children
• - they too are paying the price
• 8. Co discern the future with them

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Planter care cont.

• 9. Help identify the Planters passion
• 10. Encourage healthy habits eating, sleep,
  exercise

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Danger Signs of Burnout

• 1. A mood shift
• Loud to quiet
• Quiet to loud
• Gentle to aggressive
• Patient to irritable
• Team player to solo
• Solo to team
• Outgoing to introverted

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Mood shifts continued

• Optimism to pessimism
• Energy to lethargy vs. paced to running on
  adrenalin

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Behavioral shifts

• Making decisions to procrastination vs. making
  quick decisions
• Change in work patterns arriving late, staying
  later
• Happy to sad
• Missing days off

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Behavioral shifts

• Sleep pattern changes going to bed earlier,
  going to bed later, waking up in the night.
• Eating habits changing
• Sexual needs rising/falling

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Overload

• Panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Projection onto spouse/others
• Drastically reduced performance
• Breakdown

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Resources to deal with stress

• Spiritual Directors
• Mentors/ coaches
• Best friends

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Stress reducers

• Dealing with Internal conflicts
• Need for affirmation
• Need to compensate
• Little time left
• Driven-ness
• Go seek professional intervention

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Leadership Styles Hershey Blanchard

• Four Styles
• Tell, Share, Consult, Give away
• Four factors
• Time, Risk of Poor Decision
• Skill level, Ownership of the decision

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Tell

• When
• Ownership low
• Risk factors high
• Skill level low
• Time short

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Give away

• Need for
• Ownership High
• Time Low
• Skill level High
• Risk factors Low

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Consult

• When Need for
• Ownership Med Low
• Time Med High
• Skill level Mid
• Risk Factors Med High

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Share

• When need for
• Ownership Mod high
• Time Low
• Skill level Med high
• Risk factors Med-Low