Bagaimana Pengerja mengatasi kejenuhan?

Pertanyaan:
"Bagaimana para pengerja mengatasi kejenuhan atau kepenatan pelayanan pastoral? Adakah ayat atau peristiwa istimewa yang menguatkan serta menyegarkan perjalanan pelayanan pengerja?"

Jawaban:

Pak Theo menjawab:
Jika saya jenuh:

1. Bersyukur karena ini tandanya saya masih manusia. Jangan mengeluh, jangan menyesali pekerjaan atau keadaan apalagi mengutuk pekerjaan atau keadaan. 1 Tes 5:18.

2. Segera berhenti dari rutinitas, stop pelayanan sementara dan cuti. Pada cuti ini saya melakukan Make time for my own self-care. Markus 6:31-32, “Lalu Ia berkata kepada mereka: "Marilah ke tempat yang sunyi, supaya kita sendirian, dan beristirahatlah seketika!" Yesuspun berhenti sejenak dari pelayanan dan melakukan istirahat. Jenuh bisa menjadi alarm bahwa psikis sudah harus diberikan penyegaran.

3. Lakukan atau mencoba hal-hal baru atau hal-hal yang menyenangkan waktu masa remaja dll sekedar bernostalgia: Memancing, naik gunung, main musik, nonton jazz festival dll. Intinya adalah tidak melakukan pelayanan pastoral dan tidak menerima undangan pelayanan.
4. Menyendiri untuk beberapa saat: Stop WA, internet dll. Pernah saya beberapa hari di biara disitu stop telp, TV, koran bahkan stop bicara. Renungkan arti pelayanan; apakah motivasi pelayanan masih murni, kemudian baca buku, biasanya buku non teologia dll. Yesaya 30:15; Markus 1:35.
5. Cari kuliner and happy bersama keluarga pergi ke kota2 lain dll. Pengkotbah 3:12

Question:
"How do pastors overcome pastoral service fatigue or burnout? Are there any special verses or events that strengthen and refresh the journey of pastors' ministry?"

Answer:

Ps. Theo answered:
If I feel weary:

1. Be grateful because it indicates that I am still human. Don't complain, regret work or circumstances, let alone curse work or circumstances. 1 Thessalonians 5:18.
2. Immediately stop from the routine, take a break from service, and take leave. During this break, I make time for my own self-care. Mark 6:31-32, "Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, 'Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.' So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place." Jesus also momentarily stopped his service and rested. Weariness can be an alarm that the psyche needs refreshing.
3. Do or try new things or enjoyable things from teenage years etc., just to reminisce: Fishing, hiking, playing music, watching jazz festivals, etc. The point is not to do pastoral service and not to accept service invitations.
4. Spend some time alone: Stop messaging apps, the internet, etc. I once spent a few days in a monastery where I stopped calls, TV, newspapers, and even talking. Reflect on the meaning of service; whether the motivation for service is still pure, then read books, usually non-theological books, etc. Isaiah 30:15; Mark 1:35.
5. Seek culinary delights and happiness with family, go to other cities, etc. Ecclesiastes 3:12.