IT’S TIME TO GET YOUR LIFE BACK.

Christian Counseling
for Pastors

You’re there. You’re present. At every regular church service, at every church-sponsored event, ever committee meeting, leadership meeting, church member’s kid’s birthday party and ball game, you are there showing your support and offering pastoral care to your congregation.

The calling God has placed on your life is great, and the responsibility is huge. With all the time you’re spending caring for other people, who is caring for you?

How many times have you laid in bed at night, staring at the ceiling, unable to sleep, because of concerns for your congregation? How many times have you felt like you’ve failed your family because you had to take care of someone else’s family? And how many times have you felt like giving up when yet another person approached you after a sermon to say something so hurtful, frustrating and downright mean.

Being a pastor is sometimes a thankless job, and it’s incredibly hard.

You’re not alone in the way you’re feeling. According to a study by the New York Times, “Members of the clergy now suffer from obesity, hypertension, and depression at rates higher than most Americans. Over the course of the last couple decades, the use of antidepressants by pastors has risen, while their life expectancy has gone down. In fact, in one survey by the paper, a majority of pastors responded that they would change jobs if they could.

How can this calling God has placed in your life become so difficult? Many pastors are struggling. According to research by the New York Times, the results are shocking:

  • 13% of active pastors find themselves divorced.

  • 23% have been fired or pressured to resign at least once in their careers.

  • 25% don’t know where to turn when they have a family crisis, a personal conflict or issue that needs to be dealt with.

  • 25% of pastors’ spouses see the pastor’s work schedule as a source of conflict.

  • 33% felt burned out within their first five years of ministry.

  • 1,500 pastors leave their ministries each month due to burnout, conflict, or moral failure.

So many of pastors are living with “functional depression”. And many are living life and working in ministry incredibly isolated. Nobody understands the amount of pressure you’re under. Nobody gets how much work and how many hours you’re putting in.

At Revive, you have a trusted team of counselors and pastoral care experts who are here to help.

What to Expect

How many times have you counseling with your church members, offering insight, hope, and direction? Why haven’t you given yourself that same level of care? There’s nothing wrong with reaching out for help.

At Revive, we’ll look at the situations you’re facing. You’ll get support and care when you need it, in a confidential, safe environment. So many times, ministers of the Gospel are placed on pedestals and are expected to have everything together. You’re expected to be perfect. Your family is supposed to be perfect. And struggles aren’t supposed to be a big deal for you.

Here, you don’t have to be perfect.

Christian Counseling for Pastors consists of 45-50 minute, one-on-one sessions that help you work through your concerns. In addition to listening, your counselor will guide you towards solutions; they play an active role. Here’s what to expect:

  1. First, your counselor will provide a safe, accepting space so that you will feel comfortable sharing your struggles with them.

  2. Through hearing your story, your counselor will start to get a picture of what your challenges are.

  3. Next, your counselor will start by helping you with immediate concerns like managing difficult emotions and challenging life situations.

  4. Keeping your unique goals in mind, you’ll figure out what’s needed to help you reach them.

  5. Over the course of your sessions, you will start making progress towards the life you desire.

Research shows anxiety counseling can positively change your thinking, beliefs, emotions, and behaviors. It can help you let go of what’s holding you back.

Let’s get started.

Ready to start feeling better? If you feel life is is overwhelming, like it's too much, Christian Counseling for Pastors can help. 

To get started, schedule an appointment with our convenient online calendar, send us an email, or give us a call. It's time to get your life back. We can get through this together.