The Pastor in Personal Crisis

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Kerrick Thomas is a pastor who has learned first-hand how to manage personal crisis and church leadership. He has experienced crises in his own life:

The tragic loss of his mom in a fire...then less than a week later, his wife had reconstructive surgery on her ankle that left her bedridden for 8 weeks and unable to walk for almost 5 months.

On top of that, he has 3 kids — and all of this happened in the middle of a major staff transition and the church’s expansion in NYC from one to three campuses!

As pastors, there’s a lot we can learn from Kerrick’s experience about how to keep going and find strength when it seems like you are getting hit from all directions!

He understands the challenges you face as THE PASTOR to keep leading even when you’re dealing with your personal crisis. You are always expected to be strong for others and offer godly guidance, to have the right words to say. But what do you do when it feels like it’s YOUR world that’s falling apart? When you put on a strong face on Sunday and try to pretend that everything’s OK?

The fact is crisis is something we all face as pastors — we know that ministry is not easy. We’re on the front lines of spiritual battle, so we’re more prone to spiritual attack. History shows us time and time again those who follow God closely face significant crisis in their lives.

So how do you, as a pastor, respond to a crisis such as...

• The loss of a loved one
• A rough spot in your marriage
• A personal moral failure
• Problems with the kids
• A moral failure on your staff
• A financial crisis in the church
• Conflict within the church
• The potential firing of a staff member

Here’s the truth: even though personal crisis is something every pastor has to face, and even though we are great at guiding those in our church through their own times of crisis — as pastors we are notoriously bad at dealing with personal crisis when we are the ones in crisis.

As pastors, we’re often ill-equipped to deal with loss or failure or crisis in our own lives because… 

• We’re afraid of what others will think if they know we’re struggling.
• We’re PRIDEful. We think because we are pastors we don’t need to practice what we preach.
• We’ve let our relationship with God deteriorate during the grind of ministry. 
• We’re afraid to ask for help...or we don’t know how.

That’s why we’ve put together this very PERSONAL, PRACTICAL and POWERFUL resource especially for pastors called The Pastor in Personal Crisis: How to Respond and Overcome While Serving in Ministry.

This resource was created by Nelson Searcy’s friend and cohort in crime, Kerrick Thomas. Kerrick was with Nelson when they started The Journey Church in NYC. Now he serves as Executive Pastor at The Journey and leads and teaches at our three NYC campuses in Manhattan.

In this resource, originally recorded for Nelson’s private coaching network, you’ll learn from Kerrick’s personal experience...

• Why the same traits that make you great at guiding others through crisis can paralyze you in the midst of your own personal crisis.
• Where to look for godly guidance when you are normally the one people come to for wisdom.
• How to take care of yourself emotionally, physically and spiritually when the pressure is on and your stress level is high.
• How to seek God’s presence and guidance when it feels like everything is coming apart.

Listen…CRISIS is something we will all have to face as pastors. And this resource can help you do just that!

Here’s just a sampling of what you’ll learn in this one-of-a-kind equipping resource:

• How to combat the dangerous myth that pastors are exempt from crisis. The truth is — because we are on the front lines of a spiritual battle — you better expect crisis!
• How even though God might not CAUSE the crisis, God wants to USE the crisis.
• How to become BETTER instead of BITTER when life is at its toughest.
• The 4 most common negative responses to crisis – and the only response that God will bless.
• 6 faith-building responses to any crisis you face in your church or your personal life.
• Why you have to do that thing you tell everyone else to do — PRAY!
• Why you need a specific kind of godly council as a pastor — and where to look for it.
• Why it’s important to identify the source of the crisis you’re facing. (Hint: The source determines how you should respond.)
• How to take care of yourself FIRST when the pressure is on and you’re stressed out.
• The two things a pastors MUST have while in the midst of a crisis.
• How to determine God’s purpose in the midst of the crisis.
• The ONE THING you can never do when facing a crisis!
• And much more!

You know that God never promises a life free of crises and problems: “Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.” Don’t buy into the myth that because you’re a pastor and because you’re doing the right thing, you’re going to avoid crisis!

Instead, prepare yourself and discover exactly how to respond to a personal crisis. Learn the practical steps you need to overcome the inevitable trials — to become BETTER instead of BITTER — while still serving and succeeding in ministry!

If you have any questions you can email [email protected] or call 561.921.8488.