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<p>According to Scripture, pastors have an important role in accomplishing the task Jesus Christ entrusted to His body, the Church: making disciples. The degree of pastors’ effectiveness can influence the accomplishment of this task. Stress is an important factor in pastors’ life and ministry, and it can thwart the realization of the mandate received by Jesus Christ. This study, after presenting a number of concepts related to stress and the definition of it, focuses on internal contributors to stress, then continues with an overview of symptoms and stages of stress. Helpful methods of dealing with, reducing, preventing, and integrating stress are studied, then some theological implications conclude the paper. The study is combined with data drawn from the life and ministry of Hungarian Baptist pastors.</p>
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According to Scripture, pastors have an important role in accomplishing the task Jesus Christ entrusted to His body, the Church: making disciples. The degree of pastors’ effectiveness can influence the accomplishment of this task. Stress is an important factor in pastors’ life and ministry, and it can thwart the realization of the mandate received by Jesus Christ. This study, after presenting a number of concepts related to stress and the definition of it, focuses on internal contributors to stress, then continues with an overview of symptoms and stages of stress. Helpful methods of dealing with, reducing, preventing, and integrating stress are studied, then some theological implications conclude the paper. The study is combined with data drawn from the life and ministry of Hungarian Baptist pastors.

Stress in the Pastoral Ministry a Study Among Hungarian Baptist Pastors

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According to Scripture, pastors have an important role in accomplishing the task Jesus Christ entrusted to His body, the Church: making disciples. The degree...

Stress in the Pastoral Ministry a Study Among Hungarian Baptist Pastors

Published Online: Mar 07, 2023

Page range: 91 - 103

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2023-0012

Keywords
Stress, Burnout, Hungarian Baptist pastors

© 2023 Adrian Giorgiov, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Stress in the Pastoral Ministry a Study Among Hungarian Baptist Pastors

Published Online: Mar 07, 2023

Page range: 91 - 103

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2023-0012

KeywordsStress, Burnout, Hungarian Baptist pastors

© 2023 Adrian Giorgiov, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Stress, Burnout, Hungarian Baptist pastors