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Do you ever feel it's all got a bit too much? No matter how hard you work, you feel you haven't done enough and it's your fault?
Anyone in a position of leadership is likely to have felt like this at some time. If the feelings persist and become worse, pressure can lead to stress, breakdown and burnout, an illness every bit as real as physical illness, only more hidden and more difficult to admit to.
Speaking from his experience of leadership in the church, John Cox tackles the subject of stress - related depression in this guide to basic principles about how to stay healthy as a leader and how to offer healthy leadership. Drawing on some of the acknowledged and researched ideas of the experts, he puts those ideas into the context of the Christian faith and of people we meet in the Bible.
Contents
About the author
Introduction
Chapter 1: How are you feeling? What kind of illness? Physical self Emotional, thinking self Spiritual self Social self
Chapter 2: A matter of time Great if you are feeling fine But what if you are not? Pressures of time Time is elastic Blame Working harder and harder Love yourself and have a break How do you spend your time?
Chapter 3: A little help from your friends Receiving the call Excuses The stressed leader and his work consultant The game of 'But' Handing over and letting go
Chapter 4: Getting personal Relationship Not everyone loves you I, It, You and Thou Tricky things, relationships Longing to be loved Having favourites can still be fair The relationship with yourself Peter Three strenghs, three vulnerabilities Undermining fear Failure Inflated fear On your feet
Chapter 5: But I tell you... Be good at receiving Guilty is good Be not perfect Thank God for a crisis
Chapter 6: I am a worm and no man Sophie's tale Charlie's story The search for approval The fear of blame Compensatory ploys Change of heart Recovering the 'old' you A proper self-love We all need GOBs
Chapter 7: The good leader - the good shepherd Old fashioned The sheherd in the Bible Leaders as sheperds God as shepherd The Good Shepherd Six points to think about: Openness Recognition Guide Catalyst Self-giving Vision
Chapter 8: The ABC for healthy leader
Healthy letters Letters to avoid Conclusion
About John Cox
Since ordination, nearly 40 years ago, John has been a parish priest; Senior Selection Secretary at Church House, Westminster; Director of Ordinands, and Canon at Southwark Cathedral;
