This updated and expanded edition of Clergy Burnout: Surviving Turbulent Times places the challenges of ministry in the context of broader cultural shifts. Fred Lehr identifies the typical forms codependence takes in the lives of ministrers. Short, insightful, and easily accessible chapters filled with many relatable examples descirbe the common forms of copdepency in minstry:
chief enabler, who keeps things functioning
the scapegoat, on whom everything that goes wrong is blamed
the hero, the example, the pure and righteous one
the lost child, whom no one really knows or cares about
the rescuer, who saves the day, fixes the problem, makes everything all right again
the mascot, the cheerleader, the one who offers comic relief, brings down the tension level after a heated discussion.
