Monday, April 13, 2009

What Think Ye?

Archibald Hart, former dean of the Graduate School of Psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary was on the subject of spiritual and emotional heath when he wrote, "Evangelicals tend to sweep significant emotional problems under the rug. Many devout Christians receive no help whatsoever for serious emotional disorders because they are either afraid of the stigmatizations associated with such help or they have been taught to spiritualize their emotional problems and seek relief only through greater effort at piety."

Stress, exhaustion, frustration, anger, burnout, rejection, loneliness will be encountered along life's journey. For a leader, often these emotions are exacerbated by a feeling of "who can I trust."

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