Sustainable Leadership Through Soul Care : Internal Balance Management Strategis to Prevent Clergy Burnout

Waljufri ; Deni Leyden
International Journal of Christian and Catholic Ph... 📅 2025 Vol 2, No 2 🔗 DOI: 10.70062/philosophyglobal.v2i2.236
Abstract
This article aims to analyze and formulate Soul Care as a leadership management strategy to address the crisis of extreme fatigue (burnout) among church leaders, in order to achieve Sustainable Leadership. The burnout phenomenon is reviewed as a crisis of self-management and morals resulting from a misinterpretation of Servant Leadership that demands unlimited sacrifice. This research uses a qualitative literature review method with a Practical Theology approach and interdisciplinary analysis (Theology, Psychology, Management). Findings indicate that Soul Care is not a choice, but a normative command rooted in Sabbath Theology (the command for rest as a divine instruction) and exemplified by Jesus Christ (withdrawing for prayer and rest). Soul Care is practically implemented through disciplined and holistic Self-Boundary Management, encompassing temporal, physical, and emotional dimensions, which serves as a preventive strategy against fatigue. The synthesis of these findings yields the Sustainable Leadership model, which emphasizes that a leader's inner balance and self-wholeness are mandatory foundations for Ethical Integrity and successful long-term ministry.
Keywords
Soul Care; Extreme Fatigue; Sustainable Leadership; Management Strategy; Inner Balance
How to Cite

Waljufri & Deni Leyden (2025). Sustainable Leadership Through Soul Care : Internal Balance Management Strategis to Prevent Clergy Burnout. International Journal of Christian and Catholic Philosophy, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.70062/philosophyglobal.v2i2.236

Waljufri, Deni Leyden, "Sustainable Leadership Through Soul Care : Internal Balance Management Strategis to Prevent Clergy Burnout," International Journal of Christian and Catholic Philosophy, vol. 2, no. 2, 2025.

Waljufri, Deni Leyden. "Sustainable Leadership Through Soul Care : Internal Balance Management Strategis to Prevent Clergy Burnout." International Journal of Christian and Catholic Philosophy, vol. 2, no. 2, 2025.

Waljufri, Deni Leyden. "Sustainable Leadership Through Soul Care : Internal Balance Management Strategis to Prevent Clergy Burnout." International Journal of Christian and Catholic Philosophy 2, no. 2 (2025).

Waljufri & Deni Leyden (2025) 'Sustainable Leadership Through Soul Care : Internal Balance Management Strategis to Prevent Clergy Burnout', International Journal of Christian and Catholic Philosophy, 2(2). doi: 10.70062/philosophyglobal.v2i2.236.

Waljufri, Deni Leyden. Sustainable Leadership Through Soul Care : Internal Balance Management Strategis to Prevent Clergy Burnout. International Journal of Christian and Catholic Philosophy. 2025;2(2).

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