Reading Biblical devotional books — An antidote to burnout

Posted on June 9, 2012 
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“A Pastor left the ministry burned out and totally discouraged. He left his whole library behind in his last church.

When the new pastor looked through his library, he found that the older books in the library were biblical and theological books. The newer books were mostly how-to books, dealing with the practical challenges of ministry. It seems that he had been working on improving his skills without feeding his soul…”

– Ajith Fernando, Teaching Director of Youth for Christ in Sri Lanka, shares some wise advice in a guest post at Koinonia blog.