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Welcome to the 90th episode of Equipping You in Grace. On today’s episode, Dave interviews Christopher Ash, Zeal Without Burnout (The Good Book Company, 2016).
What you’ll hear in this episode:
- Christopher’s life, marriage, ministry, and upcoming ministry projects.
- How serious the problem of ministry burnout is.
- The role of friendship in preventing ministry burnout.
- Why sacrifice is not the same as burnout.
- Why sleep is vital to fighting against ministry burnout.
- How to focus on your own growth in grace as a ministry leader.
- Why ministry leaders need Sabbath rests.
- How ministry leaders can cultivate true contentment in God and fight against the need for the applause of man.
- Some means ministry leaders should avail themselves of to encourage themselves and fight against discouragement.
- How ministry leaders can rejoice more in the grace of God than in the gifts of God.
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
