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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.
About the Guest:
Christopher Ash is a pastor and author. 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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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.




