Overwhelmed by Hurting Sheep
How do you bear the burden of your congregation when you sense that your sheep are overwhelmed in this life? What impact does the regular care of members have on the pastor? Is the pastor called to fix the burdens of members?
Brian Croft and Jim Savastio answer these, and many more on this episode of Trench Talk.
Show Notes:
(2:37) Biblical Foundation and Theological Considerations
(6:40) Weeping with those who weep, and enduring
(10:45) What I should be doing, and what I am
(13:18) Overwhelmed because we are limited
(14:10) Confessions from withdrawing in pastoral ministry
(17:41) Becoming obsessed with the care of shepherding
(18:53) Casting your cares on Christ and finding someone to help bear these burdens
(21:08) Growing comfortable with sorrow and lament