Burnout Isn't Caused By Stress | Jeff Bjorck
MTS Leadership Series
teaching
February 25, 2026
Burnout in ministry isn’t caused by stress.
Retired clinical psychologist Jeff Bjorck explains what the technical definition of burnout is, why it’s becoming increasingly more common, and what the Bible can teach us about avoiding burnout all together.
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00:00 Introduction
00:49 What Burnout Actually Is
01:20 What Scripture Says About Burnout
02:42 Why Burnout Is Getting Worse
03:28 The Myth of the Self-Made Man
04:30 Embrace Your Limits as God's Gifts
05:09 Practical Strategies to Prevent Burnout
06:56 Rest Is an Investment, Not a Waste
07:50 Rest Isn't the Absence of Storm
08:58 Cease Striving
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