Elijah was a servant of God who very much needed a safe space. His beginnings in ministry were marked by remarkable miracles. Here surely was a man who would not be troubled by the kind of vulnerabilities which mark lesser men. Not so... A threat on his life by Jezebel sends Elijah, this mighty man of God, into a panic and he runs for his life. There is only so long one can live and work like that before the dam bursts and you wake up one morning not knowing what is going on, just realising you can’t go on. Burnout... breakdown... call it what you will, it happens. All too often it removes men and women from the ministry to which God called them and for which God gifted them. David Craig shares his journey and the lessons learned over 50 years of church leadership, in the hope that it may bless you and spare you learning the hard way. For all of us, the journey will be different, but there are some principles that David picked up that may help you in your own journey in church leadership. ‘David and Maureen Craig are a remarkable couple... In a very real sense, their lives have been like beacons of light to those around them - but not their own light. They have been illuminated by the light of Christ. This book is moving, humbling, inspiring and challenging... Their faithfulness has impacted thousands, and their story will inspire many more.’ - Rev Malcolm Duncan FRSA – Senior Pastor Dundonald Elim Church, Author and Theologian-in-Residence for Spring Harvest’
