On Wednesday, February 23, we welcomed back The Rev. Dr. Philip (Phil) C. Hirsch to share some wisdom on Burnout. According to Psychology Today, "Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and often physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged or repeated stress." If this sounds familiar, whether for you and/or the people you are entrusted with, you might want to tune in this week.
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Pastor Hirsch is the Executive Director of Christian Community and Leadership for the ELCA (since 2019). His responsibilities include starting new churches, developing congregational vitality, leadership and candidacy, seminaries and colleges, youth and young adult ministries including the national youth gathering, multicultural ministries, disability ministries, and the directors for evangelical mission who work in synods for congregations. Pastor Hirsch has studied clergy burnout among pastors in inner cities and has served urban, suburban and small town ministries. Married to Dana Hirsch (a special education teacher in Chicago), they have three adult sons. He is a cabinet maker and enjoys bicycling, hiking, skiing, and photography.
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We are mixing things up in 2022 as we continue to experiment and learn. You are invited to join us WEEKLY on Wednesdays at 1pm Central to hear from various leaders across the Church. We will continue with our theme of COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP. We have invited various ministries to host these gatherings through this next year, so it will be different each week. There will usually be time for small groups in breakout rooms so that leaders across the church can continue to learn from each other and leave each gathering with at least one action step..
We are inviting you to bring a spirit of curiosity to these gatherings and to all aspects your life. What are you noticing? Where is Spirit moving? How might you be a part?
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