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How To Avoid Burnout In Volunteers
Most church plants run primarily on volunteers. I’d like to propose five things you can do to help volunteers avoid burnout.
October 10, 2023
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Testimonies of God’s work through the Praetorian Project.
Most church plants run primarily on volunteers. I’d like to propose five things you can do to help volunteers avoid burnout.
If the Lord can create a fruitful neighborhood ministry in San Diego where most neighbors prefer never to say hi to each other, I’m confident that God can create one through you anywhere else.
September 11, 2001 changed the direction of my life. Ultimately, it has led me to devote my life’s work to making disciples of Jesus Christ in military communities. I encourage you to join me on this journey.
A season of discouragement over delayed results may be how God intends to grow us in this ever-important discipline.
There is a big hole in the church-planting world of the Praetorian Project with my late husband Clint Clifton gone–but that doesn’t mean we get to give up. What it means now is that, as a network of church planters, pastors, and families, we all have to step up, push harder, and stretch ourselves to continue the task Clint spent so much of his life doing.
After 15 years of military service, 10 moves, eight different assignments, four states, one U.S. territory, a combat deployment, and multiple short tours, I can testify to God’s sovereignty over every facet of my life – even over the military assignment system.
Each Pillar Church may have had different ideas about certain church details, but they all had one common characteristic: They were built on the unchanging Word of God.
Suffering is part of the church planting package, but we can agree with the Psalmist that God is the strength of our heart and our portion forever (Ps. 73:26).
What’s coming in 2026 for the Praetorian Project? In this update, Brian O’Day shares upcoming church anniversaries, a new church plant planned for Northwest Washington, pastoral gatherings, and continued training in expository preaching—all aimed at advancing the gospel among military communities worldwide. Please pray with us as we look to the year ahead.
God is on the move in the Pacific Northwest! Pastor Daniel Carter from Pillar Church of San Diego shares exciting news about the upcoming launch of a new Pillar Church in Northwest Washington, near Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Daniel and his family have been led and called by the Lord to initiate this work and form a core team to make it happen! This new church will reach one of the least-churched regions in the country with the hope of the gospel — especially among the military community.