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I agree with your psychiatrist. However, in the evangelical church, we are quick to scorn or ostracize those who exhibit such moral failure. This failure (including a high rate of alcoholism or drug addiction) is most likely only symptomatic of the disease of depression or anxiety disorders. The clinically depressed leader often finds himself self-medicating for a secret problem they think is untreatable. Your challenge to gently confront the leader is appropriate but must not stop there. Beyond the exposure of the problem, appropriate, quality treatment for the diagnosis and treatment is critical for restoration. The depressed leader is not a “bad” person, but a sick person needing understanding, patience, treatment and restoration to health - and ultimately his ministry.
I suppose that it won’t do to just say, “Duh!” I mean, hello there… aren’t you a little prone to depression too Doug?
I think there is a reverse relationship to depression, rather than the ministry being the cause I believe that the very traits that lead people to consider ministry, the same ones that lead people down artistic tracks, play a root roll in depression… of course in my case it is simply the gray weather of Washington… or at least that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Great blogs, Doug! I recommend them to all my friends!
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