by kandersen | Dec 2, 2024 | Christian Living
The Christmas season is a time to slow down, reflect, and prepare our hearts for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. But with the busyness of the holidays, it’s easy to rush past the deeper meaning of Advent. What if this year, you could truly savor the season? By...
by kandersen | Nov 10, 2024 | Spiritual Burnout
Struggling with Burnout? Take the Free Quiz and Discover the Burnout Recovery Guide A week or so ago, I did something that completely reframed how I approach burnout. I carved a jack-o’-lantern. Lately, I’ve been in full-on crunch mode, pouring hours into...
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...
