Switch Off: The Clergy Guide to Preserving Energy and Passion for Ministry – eBook

Many members of the clergy are committed to their vocation, yet struggle to remain engaged and energized as the pressures of congregational and family commitments mount and take their toll.

Clergy are part of a profession like no other. However you define it, the label "clergy" represents a collection of roles that come together in various combinations based on religion, congregational size and congregational structure. Frustration can build when clergy think they are delivering what is expected of them and feedback (formal or informal) is received to indicate expectations are not being met. Worse, in the absence of feedback, clergy can be caught off guard if they assume everything is fine only to learn unexpectedly everything is not fine.

Heather Bradley and Miriam Bamberger Grogan's, Switch Off will help clergy members to examine the roles they inhabit and the roles of others around them. By challenging you to change the way in which you engage with and view old problems, Bradley and Grogan offer tools to unwind the complexities of your personal situation and develop new habits to manage expectations.