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Growing up the daughter of a pastor, Anne Jackson experienced firsthand the conflict, stress, and struggle church leaders often face.
She vowed...
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Growing up the daughter of a pastor, Anne Jackson experienced firsthand the conflict, stress, and struggle church leaders often face.
She vowed her life in ministry would be different.
Yet, years later, as a church leader, she was hospitalized because stress began wreaking havoc on her body.
After being released from the hospital, an associate pastor asked her, "Does working at this church interfere with your communion with Christ?"
The question was paramount in turning her life around.
Thinking she wasn’t alone, Anne developed a website that allowed church leaders to share their struggles.
Within a few days, she was flooded with over a thousand responses from people pouring out their stories of burnout.
Using anecdotal parallels between Mad Cow Disease and leadership trends in the church, she writes not only to help us realize what church leaders are facing, but also to provide practical and positive treatment plans.
Mad Church Disease is a lively, informative, and potentially life-saving resource for anyone in ministry—vocational or volunteer—who would like to understand, prevent, or treat the epidemic of burnout in church culture.
Anne Jackson is the real deal. And I appreciate her honest approach to a touchy topic. Mad Church Disease is a must-read for anyone who has gotten burned or burned-out by the church. — Mark Batterson
My first thought: “What does a twenty-eight-year-old know about burnout?” Then I read this story about a girl named Anne, who grew up in a pastor’s home and has lived through enough experiences to know what she’s talking about. Anne Jackson not only tells her own story, but she gracefully integrates principles that have me at times saying, “That’s right!” and at other times admitting, “That’s me.” As soon as I can, I’ll be ordering enough copies for our entire staff. — Tim Stevens
Anne Jackson has taken the problem by the jugular and brings remedy. Infused with a lively and informative style, Mad Church Disease is a life-saving resource for anyone in ministry—vocational or volunteer—who would like to understand, prevent, or treat the epidemic of burnout in church culture. — Wayne Cordeiro
From the perspective of her own devastating personal experience, as well as by means of strongly researched facts, Anne Jackson opens our eyes to the crisis of ministry burnout. This paralyzing and contagious condition has wounded so many in church leadership. Mad Church Disease is a light on the path to healing and health. — Nancy Ortberg
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