Mad Church Disease - Overcoming the Burnout Epidemic
Growing up the daughter of a pastor, Anne Jackson experienced firsthand the conflict, stress, and struggle church leaders often face. She vowed her life in ministry would be different.
Yet, years later, as a church leader, she was hospitalized because stress began wreaking havoc on her body. After being released from the hospital, an associate pastor asked her, "Does working at this church interfere with your communion with Christ?" The question was paramount in turning her life around.
Thinking she wasn't alone, Anne developed a website that allowed church leaders to share their struggles. Within a few days, she was flooded with over a thousand responses from people pouring out their stories of burnout.
Using anecdotal parallels between Mad Cow Disease and leadership trends in the church, she writes not only to help us realize what church leaders are facing, but also to provide practical and positive treatment plans.
Mad Church Disease is a lively, informative, and potentially life-saving resource for anyone in ministry-vocational or volunteer-who would like to understand, prevent, or treat the epidemic of burnout in church culture.
Yet, years later, as a church leader, she was hospitalized because stress began wreaking havoc on her body. After being released from the hospital, an associate pastor asked her, "Does working at this church interfere with your communion with Christ?" The question was paramount in turning her life around.
Thinking she wasn't alone, Anne developed a website that allowed church leaders to share their struggles. Within a few days, she was flooded with over a thousand responses from people pouring out their stories of burnout.
Using anecdotal parallels between Mad Cow Disease and leadership trends in the church, she writes not only to help us realize what church leaders are facing, but also to provide practical and positive treatment plans.
Mad Church Disease is a lively, informative, and potentially life-saving resource for anyone in ministry-vocational or volunteer-who would like to understand, prevent, or treat the epidemic of burnout in church culture.
COME & HANG OUT...
please bring me chocolate.
To inquire about Anne speaking at your event, please email anne@flowerdust.net
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July 5, 2009
Turning Point Community Church Weekend Services
Lubbock TX
9 am & 10:30 am
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July 12
The Oaks Church Weekend Services
Red Oak (Dallas), TX
9 am & 11 am
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August 1-2, 2009
Oak Leaf Church Weekend Services
Cartersville, GA
Saturday at 6 pm
Sunday at 9:30 & 11:15 am
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September 11-12, 2009
CWC/2009
Los Angeles, CA
Biola University
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September 17, 2009
Healing Place Church
The Hub (20somethings/college) Service
@ The Annex - 8 pm
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October 7-9, 2009
Catalyst Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Wednesday, October 7 - Catalyst Lab
Thursday & Friday - Hanging Out
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October 27-29
Story
Chicago, IL
(Behind the Scenes)
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November 4-5, 2009
National Outreach Convention
San Diego, CA
Mad Church Disease Discussion & Book Signing
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November 5-7, 2009
Lead Now/Fusion Conference
Dallas, TX
with Donald Miller, Francis Chan, George Barna, Mark Batterson, Catherine Rohr & others
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November 9, 2009
Dirt Conference
Little Rock, AR
New Life Church
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January 25, 2010
Belmont University
Nashville, TN (with Mike Foster)
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May 15-17, 2010
SHINE Conference
Celebration Church
Jacksonville, FL (with Christine Caine)
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Previous Events:
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September 18, 2008
MinistryCOM
Oklahoma City, OK
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October 29, 2008
Bel Air Presbyterian Church
Los Angeles, CA
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January 27, 2009
Innovation3Gathering
Dallas, TX
Bent Tree Bible Fellowship
3 pm-4:15 pm Mad Church Disease Workshop & Conversation
4:30-6 pm - Book Signing
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February 2-5, 2009
re:create
Nashville, TN
Thursday, 2/5 @ 10 am
Mad Church Disease: A Conversation on Ministry Health and Healing from Burnout
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February 12-13, 2009
National Pastors Convention
San Diego, CA
Thursday 2/12 @ 8:30 am - Mad Church Disease Discussion
Thursday 2/12 @ 10 am - Author Gathering/Book Signing
Thursday 2/12 @ 4 pm - Technology in the Church Panel
Friday 2/13 @ 8:30 am - Raising Pastors' Kids Who Don't Hate the Church - w/Rozanne Frazee
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February 14-15, 2009
Two42 Cafe & Bookstore
Central Christian Church
Las Vegas, NV
FREE & OPEN to EVERYONE!
2/14 @ 4:30 pm, 6:00 pm (Saturday)
2/15 @ 9:00, 10:20, & 11:45 am (Sunday)
Book Signing
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February 16, 2009
Mariners Church
Irvine, CA
FREE & OPEN TO EVERYONE!
Mad Church Disease Book Reading & Gathering
Sponsored by Catalyst & Zondervan
With Musical Guest Shaun Groves
7:00 pm
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February 26, 2009
Christian Church Buckhead
Atlanta, GA
Off the Blog Discussion & Worship Gathering
with Carlos Whittaker, Jon Acuff & Anne Jackson (Moderated by Pete Wilson)
Sponsored by Catalyst (following Catalyst One Day)
7:00 pm
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March 19, 2009
FREE & OPEN TO EVERYONE!
Davis Kidd Books
Nashville, TN
Writers' Symposium with
Chris Coppernoll & Anne Jackson
7 pm - 8 pm
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April 15, 2009
FREE & OPEN TO EVERYONE!
Community Christian Church
Naperville, IL
Urban Legends: Porn Isn't a Big Deal
High School Service - 7 pm
with Mike Foster
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April 19, 2009
FREE & OPEN TO EVERYONE!
University United Methodist Church
Wichita Falls, TX
Mad Church Disease Discussion
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April 22
Live Radio Interview with On the Home Stretch
(Listen Online Here!)
10:30 AM CST
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April 26-May 2, 2009
Compassion International Blogging Trip
Calcutta, India
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May 8, 2009
Faith Promise Church
Knoxville, TN
Private Event
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May 22, 2009
Live Radio Interview with Blog Talk Radio
(Listen Online Here!)
10:00 AM CST
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June 4, 2009
Radio Interview with Chris Fabry
Moody Radio
2:00 pm - Listen LIVE HERE
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July 5, 2009
Turning Point Community Church Weekend Services
Lubbock TX
9 am & 10:30 am
=====
July 12
The Oaks Church Weekend Services
Red Oak (Dallas), TX
9 am & 11 am
=====
August 1-2, 2009
Oak Leaf Church Weekend Services
Cartersville, GA
Saturday at 6 pm
Sunday at 9:30 & 11:15 am
=====
September 11-12, 2009
CWC/2009
Los Angeles, CA
Biola University
=====
September 17, 2009
Healing Place Church
The Hub (20somethings/college) Service
@ The Annex - 8 pm
=====
October 7-9, 2009
Catalyst Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Wednesday, October 7 - Catalyst Lab
Thursday & Friday - Hanging Out
=====
October 27-29
Story
Chicago, IL
(Behind the Scenes)
=====
November 4-5, 2009
National Outreach Convention
San Diego, CA
Mad Church Disease Discussion & Book Signing
=====
November 5-7, 2009
Lead Now/Fusion Conference
Dallas, TX
with Donald Miller, Francis Chan, George Barna, Mark Batterson, Catherine Rohr & others
=====
November 9, 2009
Dirt Conference
Little Rock, AR
New Life Church
=====
January 25, 2010
Belmont University
Nashville, TN (with Mike Foster)
=====
May 15-17, 2010
SHINE Conference
Celebration Church
Jacksonville, FL (with Christine Caine)
=====
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Previous Events:
-----
September 18, 2008
MinistryCOM
Oklahoma City, OK
=====
October 29, 2008
Bel Air Presbyterian Church
Los Angeles, CA
=====
January 27, 2009
Innovation3Gathering
Dallas, TX
Bent Tree Bible Fellowship
3 pm-4:15 pm Mad Church Disease Workshop & Conversation
4:30-6 pm - Book Signing
=====
February 2-5, 2009
re:create
Nashville, TN
Thursday, 2/5 @ 10 am
Mad Church Disease: A Conversation on Ministry Health and Healing from Burnout
=====
February 12-13, 2009
National Pastors Convention
San Diego, CA
Thursday 2/12 @ 8:30 am - Mad Church Disease Discussion
Thursday 2/12 @ 10 am - Author Gathering/Book Signing
Thursday 2/12 @ 4 pm - Technology in the Church Panel
Friday 2/13 @ 8:30 am - Raising Pastors' Kids Who Don't Hate the Church - w/Rozanne Frazee
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February 14-15, 2009
Two42 Cafe & Bookstore
Central Christian Church
Las Vegas, NV
FREE & OPEN to EVERYONE!
2/14 @ 4:30 pm, 6:00 pm (Saturday)
2/15 @ 9:00, 10:20, & 11:45 am (Sunday)
Book Signing
=====
February 16, 2009
Mariners Church
Irvine, CA
FREE & OPEN TO EVERYONE!
Mad Church Disease Book Reading & Gathering
Sponsored by Catalyst & Zondervan
With Musical Guest Shaun Groves
7:00 pm
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February 26, 2009
Christian Church Buckhead
Atlanta, GA
Off the Blog Discussion & Worship Gathering
with Carlos Whittaker, Jon Acuff & Anne Jackson (Moderated by Pete Wilson)
Sponsored by Catalyst (following Catalyst One Day)
7:00 pm
=====
March 19, 2009
FREE & OPEN TO EVERYONE!
Davis Kidd Books
Nashville, TN
Writers' Symposium with
Chris Coppernoll & Anne Jackson
7 pm - 8 pm
=====
April 15, 2009
FREE & OPEN TO EVERYONE!
Community Christian Church
Naperville, IL
Urban Legends: Porn Isn't a Big Deal
High School Service - 7 pm
with Mike Foster
=====
April 19, 2009
FREE & OPEN TO EVERYONE!
University United Methodist Church
Wichita Falls, TX
Mad Church Disease Discussion
=====
April 22
Live Radio Interview with On the Home Stretch
(Listen Online Here!)
10:30 AM CST
=====
April 26-May 2, 2009
Compassion International Blogging Trip
Calcutta, India
=====
May 8, 2009
Faith Promise Church
Knoxville, TN
Private Event
=====
May 22, 2009
Live Radio Interview with Blog Talk Radio
(Listen Online Here!)
10:00 AM CST
=====
June 4, 2009
Radio Interview with Chris Fabry
Moody Radio
2:00 pm - Listen LIVE HERE
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Mad Church Disease: Overcoming the Burnout Epidemic
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- Mad Church Disease | The Church-Wide Burnout Epidemic
- The official website of Mad Church Disease
Some Schweet Links
Givin' Mad Church Disease Some Love
- Interview with Anne Jackson on Church Marketing Sucks
- Church Marketing Sucks interviews author Anne Jackson on the disease and potlucks.
- Fight Mad Church Disease Facebook Style
- Karate chops and nunchucks allowed
- The Official MCD MySpace Page
- MySpace is so yesterday, but we still have some friends hanging on!
- An interview with the Brown Blog
- Get inside my head some...and why pastors look at porn when they're away from home...
- Another interview - at Next Steps Leadership
- Great questions from Ryan. A good leadership interview.
Google MCD
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- See Through: Mad Church Disease
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- Mad Church Disease | RodneyOlsen.Net
- How is it that a place that is supposed to be safe, a place that brings healing, can cause so much pain for so many? Mad Church Disease: Overcoming the.
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KristinRussell wrote...
Your book looks really interesting,
Anne! And I think we have a friend in common: Keely Scott?
Posted May 27, 2008
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saralee wrote
Glad to see you have so many speaking gigs. Hope to see you in the KC area sometime!
Posted September 25, 2007
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actoutlove
This is great. I never thought you would write your first book before I did.
Posted August 27, 2007
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