Welcome to the Influence Podcast!

I’m George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. In this episode, I talk to Mark Hausfeld about how ministers can move toward physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health — and why they should.

Hausfeld is executive director of the Institute for Ministerial Wholeness and an ordained Assemblies of God minister,

Ministry is demanding, even for Jesus. Matthew 8 tells us “large crowds followed him.” Jesus goes on to heal a leper, resurrect a servant, cure Peter’s mother-in-law, exorcize demonized persons, and calm a storm on the Sea of Galilee.

The detail that strikes me is Jesus falling asleep during a storm (8:24). No wonder! He was tired.

If ministry wore out Jesus, it will wear out us too. We need to be rested and ready to do God’s work. I’ll talk about how with Mark Hausfeld after a brief word from our sponsor.

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SHOW NOTES

• 00:00 — Introduction and Sponsor Ad
• 01:40 — Why is wholeness of body, mind, soul, and spirit necessary?
• 04:25 — How does physical health or illness impact our ministries, and how do we get healthier?
• 14:38 — Why should ministers commit to lifelong learning, and what are ways to do that?
• 23:39 — How does emotional messed-up-ness derail ministry, and how can ministers get back on track?
• 28:55 — What is spiritual formation?
• 34:34 — What is spiritual direction, and why is it necessary for pastors?
• 40:36 — Tell us a little about the certificate in spiritual direction offered by the Institute for Ministerial Wholeness through the auspices of Assemblies of God Theological Seminary.
• 44:54 — What are you reading right now that is interesting, helpful, and/or personally challenging?
• 49:15 — Conclusion