In March 2024, I joined the wave of baby boomer ministers moving into retirement. After months of praying and years of putting the foundation into place, I stepped by faith into a new season, walking where I’d never walked before.
As of Oct. 7, 643 people had requested help with tree removal in Aiken County, South Carolina, in the wake of Hurricane Helene, and people are still pouring in with job requests. An ABDR team is also serving meals in Alma, Georgia.
Church restoration has become a useful way for many congregations to recover after a crisis such as a fire or flood, but one man has also uncovered an important aspect of the job that many may not have recognized before.
People in helping professions of all kinds risk experiencing compassion fatigue and burnout, but ministers face an additional issue, clinical psychologist Don Corley of Waco, Texas, asserted.
Ken Lass, retired Birmingham television news and sports anchor, shares about his fear of flying and why he puts his faith in the “ultimate air traffic controller.”
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