Guard Your Own Vineyard: Finding Rest, Refreshment, and Hope in Ministry - Pablo Martinez
'They made me keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I neglected' (Song of Songs). This sad conclusion is not unusual among men and women of God who did not learn to keep watch over themselves. The wisdom of the Bible warns us that finding rest, refreshment, and hope is an essential part of ministry. We must learn not only from Jesus’ doing but from His stopping. From His life we learn that a fruitful ministry is not the same as a full ministry. The problem is not working too much but resting and renewing ourselves too little.
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Pablo Martinez was a European Leadership Forum Steering Committee member for more than 10 years. He currently works as a psychiatrist at a private practice in Barcelona. He has also developed an extensive itinerant ministry as a counsellor, speaker, and Bible teacher. He served as one of the vice-presidents of the International Christian Medical and Dental Association (ICMDA). He filled the role of President of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance (1999-2009) and Professor of Pastoral Theology at several theological institutions. His books have been published in 17 languages. His most recent works are Mad or God?: Jesus, the Healthiest Mind of All (Inter-Varsity Press, England, co-authored) and Take Care of Yourself: Survive and Thrive in Ministry (Hendrickson Publishers and DictumPress). For more information see http://www.christian-thought.org.
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