On this episode of the Thriving in Ministry podcast, we interview Pastor John Wilke on how to create margin, avoid burnout, and lead effectively.
Pastor Bio
John Wilke is the Senior Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. He has served at Immanuel for almost 20 years. Rev Wilke completed his undergraduate and seminary training at Concordia University and is currently completing Doctor of Ministry from Institute of Lutheran Theology. John and his wife, Bianca, have 6 boys. Also, John Wilke hosts the Dummies on Theology podcast.
Verse of the Day
Titus 2:1 (NRSV) - "But as for you, teach what is consistent with sound doctrine."
Notable Quotable
"To endure the cross is not a tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ. When it comes, it is not an accident, but a necessity. It it not the sort of suffering which is inseparable from this mortal life, but the suffering which is an essential part of the specifically Christian life. It is not suffering per se but suffering and rejection, and not rejection for any cause or conviction of our own, but rejection for the sake of Christ." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship
"There is no disconnecting anymore; people can always get to you. There is this urge to feel needed and important and that is all it is. I want to be important because nowhere else am I important but here. Someone needs pastor's advice, they need me to do something. So I immediately want to go there (my phone)." - Pastor John Wilke
"When we get into the business end of things (of the church) and we become Pastor as CEO, I would argue that is when we start to lose our effectiveness in ministry." - Pastor John Wilke
Links
Daily Pastor Online Content
Talanton Church Services
Sow and Tether Music
Dummies on Theology Podcast
Immanuel Lutheran Church | Broken Arrow, OK