Jesus told Peter, “Do you love me? Then feed my sheep.” In our day, part of that “feeding” necessitates cleansing and bandaging the wounds that many of God’s people have received from the butchering and abuse of harassment from within the church.
Many church leavers are not interested in entertainment either. They simply want spiritual food that’s strikes their interest, their curiosity and their human need.
When it comes to burnout, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, especially when volunteerism is examined from a particular program’s present value and impact, rather than “we’ve always done it this way before.”