by kandersen | Sep 20, 2024 | Christian Thought Contributions
Since I began sharing my story of religious burnout and religious trauma on social media, I’ve been met with comment after comment of others resonating and sharing their own experiences. People enter the comment section of my videos in pain and isolation, wondering if...
by kandersen | Aug 3, 2024 | Christian Living
Have you ever encountered ministry burnout or compassion fatigue? I have. Ministry was always an objective of mine, so as I started looking at colleges to attend after high school, I had a clear top choice: Moody Bible Institute — the university internationally known...
by kandersen | Jul 13, 2024 | Christian Living
Church kids and ministry workers are a different breed of human. The desire to serve others runs so deeply that often, we don’t recognize our own needs that go unmet in the process. We’re happy to “consider others better than yourselves” (Phillippians 2:3) and “deny...
by kandersen | Jun 28, 2024 | Christian Living
For those discipled in the evangelical church, it’s clear that salvation is by faith alone, through the grace of God. However, our discussions around spiritual growth tend to be fairly works-based. To be fair, James 2:17 does say, “…faith by itself, if it does...
by kandersen | Jun 22, 2024 | Christian Living
What is Spiritual Burnout? I spent my life becoming the perfect Christian. I was a model church member. Saved, baptized, and making disciples. I attended every church service and prayer night. I served in the youth ministry, the worship ministry, and the children’s...
