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Beating burnout

Burnout is a big problem in our modern world as we always seem to be overbusy, overstressed, overscheduled and under-rested!nWhen burnout creeps in, it can rob us of the joy and satisfaction that we used to feel in our everyday activities. In a church, it can turn a happy volunteer into a resentful ex volunteer. How can we avoid this?

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