Leading Yourself Emotionally

In this episode, Trent and Greg talk about the importance of leading yourself emotionally as a pastor. In so many ways, emotional health is an indicator of our spiritual maturity and spiritual baseline. When we are emotionally healthy as pastors, it will come out in how we love others, relate to others, and lead others.

Show Notes

EPISODE 12 OUTLINE:
What are evidences in a pastor’s life that they are not emotionally healthy?

Self-absorbed
Very high highs
Very low lows
Roller Coaster of emotions

What are the marks of emotional health we want to see?

We need to work on ourselves in an honest way.
We model emotional health in a healthy way to our people.
We need to model steadiness.

Modeling consistency.
Modeling commitment.
Modeling clarity.

People need to know that we are safe leaders.
How we make decisions with confidence.
We need to manage conflict in a healthy way.

Why is it important for families to be emotionally healthy?

If I am not emotionally healthy, my family won’t be emotionally healthy.
This is a 1 Timothy 3 (manage your household well).
Everything is more caught than taught.

How do we become emotionally healthy as pastors?

Assessment is important (self assessment, spouse assessment, etc)
Study 1 Corinthians 13.

EPISODE 12 QUOTES:

Your emotional health will create your leadership lid.
When we are able to portray emotional health, people invite us into their joy and pain.
When we are emotionally healthy, we attract emotionally healthy people.
People need to know that we are safe.
If I am not emotionally healthy, my family won’t be emotionally healthy.
Emotional growth is measured best in how we relate to others.