Books for hurting pastors:

• Surviving Ministry: How to Weather the Storms of Church Leadership, by Mike Osborne
• Soul Keeping: Caring for the Most Important Part of You, by John Ortberg
• Leading on Empty: Refilling Your Tank and Renewing Your Passion, by Wayne Cordeiro
• Mad Church Disease: Overcoming the Burnout Epidemic, by Anne Jackson
• A Soul under Seige: Surviving Clergy Depression, by C. Welton Gaddy
• Rebuilding Your Broken World, by Gordon MacDonald
• The Wounded Minister: Healing from and Preventing Personal Attacks, by Guy Greenfield
• Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud, by Phil Yancey
• Crushed: The Perilous Side of Ministry, by Gary Pinion
• Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome, by Kent & Barbara Hughes
• Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry, by Paul David Tripp
• Resilient Ministry: What Pastors Told Us about Surviving and Thriving, by Bob Burns, Tasha Chapman, & Donald Guthrie
• Fail: Finding Hope and Grace in the Midst of Ministry Failure, by J. R. Briggs
• On the Brink: Grace for the Burned-Out Pastor, by Clay Werner
• Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World, by Michael Horton
• The Weary Leader’s Guide to Burnout, by Sean Nemecek

Podcasts that offer support and help pastors stay on track:

• Greatheart’s Table
• Tim Keller Sermons
• The Place We Find Ourselves

Websites that offer resources, blog posts, and other help for hurting pastors:

• expastors.com
• clergyrecovery.com
• pastorburnout.com
• greatheartstable.substack.com/about
• smolderingwickministries.org
• thrivingpastor.org
• poopedpastors.com
• pastors.com
• therestinitiative.org
• barnabasministriesinc.org/pastors/pastors-for-pastors
• pirministries.org

Services for churches and church leaders in crisis:

• Peacemaker Ministries: assists in church conflict situations
• Blessing Point Ministries: healing for wounded pastors and churches

Articles to read if you’re hurting:

• “Why Ministry’s Discouraging“
• “Soul Care and the Roots of Clergy Burnout“
• “Thoughts on the Rise and Fall of Pastors“
• “Seven Reasons Pastors Burn Out“
• “It Is Not Well with My Soul”
• “Preventing Burnout: Spirit, Soul and Body“
• “How You Might Be Inviting Burnout into Your Ministry“
• “From the Heart of One Pastor“
• “To Every Pastor Who Is Ready to Give Up“
• “Why I Quit Praying for God to ‘Use Me’“

Resources for ministry spouses:

• thrivingpastor.org/helpful-articles-married-to-a-pastor/
• Devotions for Ministry Wives, by Barbara Hughes
• Heart of America Ministry Women
• Six Ways Ministry Spouses Get Hurt

Retreats and intensives for hurting pastors:

• The Retreat at Church Creek
• Epic Fail Pastors’ Events
• Marble Retreat
• Genesee Home
• Buffalo Ridge
• Timber Bay Retreat Center
• Mountain Top Retreat
• The Leadership Center
• Life Impact, Inc.
• Hidden Manna Ministries
• Soundview Ministries
• Mountain Learning Center
• The Cottage
• A’nesis Retreats
• Cross-Roads Counseling of the Rockies
• Quiet Waters Ministries
• SonScape Retreats
• Care for Pastors
• Westwood Ministries

And more…