Managing Pastoral Stress

...A Financial Perspective

I just finished reading probably one of the best, if not the best book, on stress management as it relates to the pastoral service in the local church.  Authors David and Lisa Frisbie have just released Managing Stress in Ministry with Beacon Hill Press and this one is well worth the copy price. I get no monetary "perks" from conveying my positive feedback for this great NEW release! The true reasons I post this today is because David and Lisa offer "real time" clinical (not too heady) advise on stress and they offer great "real time" examples of pastoral stories that fit perfectly for how to assess and address stress triggers.

The engaging stories of pastors and churches, the chapter on pastors in bivocational situations, and the final chapter on Stress Reducers are my favorite parts of the book.  I will say that one of the stress reducers helps in the book calls for pastors to build healthy financial margins.  This is a BIG-DEAL for me because as a teacher/coach of the Infinite Banking Concept I deeply desire to help pastors struggling with being able to build those financial margins so they can reduce that area of stress level.  If you are reading this brief blog and happen to be a pastor, and would like to contact me about reducing financial stress, your call to me would be welcome.  I know I can help.

Back to the book - I hope you'll place your order with Beacon Hill and allow David and Lisa to encourage your heart and nudge you closer to ways you can handle the stress in your life better.  God bless you.