Ministry Burnout Assessment

This assessment tool will help you assess your current level of ministry burnout through three key areas:

In general day-to-day activities
Within your leadership (still applicable if you’re not a Team or Community Leader!)
Any intense circumstances you’re going through.

Please answer all questions honestly for the most accurate results.

We do not keep these results, so save them for yourself at the end.

This tool was made with insights from MDI and created by dedicated clinicians. Additionally, you can or take our Care Review tool, or even take a look at a recommended Burnout assessment tool:

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Ministry Burnout Assessment

It is not your strength, but it is God who is effectively at work in you... strengthening, energizing, and creating in you the longing and the ability to fulfill your purpose for His good pleasure.

- Philippians 2:13

This diagnostic tool will help you assess your current level of ministry burnout through three key areas. Please answer all questions honestly for the most accurate results. We do not keep these results, so save them for yourself at the end.

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Section 1 - Ministry Burnout Symptoms

How frequently do you experience the following? Select the option that best represents your experience.

1. Anxiety

You are experiencing a critical voice in your head pushing you to do more or telling you that you're not enough

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

2. Hurry

You feel like there is never enough time, resources, or energy

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

3. Apathy or Numbness

You no longer feeling highs or lows; caring seems futile

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

4. Cynicism or Resentment

You feel hopeless or taken advantage of

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

5. Depression or Anger

Every day feels like a bad day

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

6. Health Concerns

You struggle with restless sleeping, distracted eating, exhaustion, or low energy

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

7. Lack of Breaks or Vacations

You're unable to recharge during the day or take time for rejuvenation

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

8. Lack of Motivation or Lack of Inspiration

Your passion for ministry has faded

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

9. Conflict Management

You find you have to manage other people's feelings at the expense of your own

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

10. Excessive Criticism

You experience public airing of grievances, false accusations, extreme judgment, shame, unnecessary aggressive behaviors, demeaning language, etc.

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

11. Decision Fatigue

Your quality of decision making is deteriorating or you're unable to make decisions that previously would have come naturally

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

12. Politics or Abuse of Authority

You have been held to unrealistic expectations, experienced a misuse of power, or were mistreated or taken advantage of by a Board Member, Founder, Significant Donor, or others

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

Section 2 - Within Your Leadership

13. Your Leadership

You feel anxious, tired or numb when you wake up in the morning and think about going to work

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

14. Stress and Workload

You find yourself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of responsibilities and workload

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

15. Your Relationship Dynamics

Your relationships with your team or board members are strained, with frequent conflicts or lack of alignment

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

16. Delegating Tasks

You trust your team and delegate tasks freely, knowing they will get done

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

17. Your Mission Alignment

You feel energized and inspired by the impact of your ministry

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

18. Your Boundaries

You frequently feel selfish or guilty if you step away from work and are too overwhelmed to even consider time off

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

19. Your Spiritual and Emotional Well-Being

You feel spiritually depleted, alone, abandoned and if you're honest, you question where is God in all this

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

20. Your Spiritual Support

You seek spiritual support and care

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

21. Your Satisfaction

You're fulfilled in your leadership role

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

22. Your Accomplishments

You take time to recognize and celebrate progress or milestones

Rarely Sometimes Often Always

Section 3 - Intense Circumstances

23. Spiritual Abuse

Religious beliefs are used to hurt, scare, guilt and/or control you

N/A In My Past Recent (last 2yrs) Current

24. Loss

You experienced the sudden loss of a loved one through death, divorce, abandonment, or end of a relationship

N/A In My Past Recent (last 2yrs) Current

25. Crisis

You are required to navigate an intense crisis or conflict

N/A In My Past Recent (last 2yrs) Current

26. Transition

You are walking through a founder transition, leadership transition, or major organizational transition

N/A In My Past Recent (last 2yrs) Current

Your Burnout Assessment Results

Score Breakdown

Symptoms Score

0 / 68 points

Preventions Score

0 / 20 points

Risk Factors Score

0 / 32 points

0 Total Burnout Score / 120

Your Individual Responses

It is not your strength, but it is God who is effectively at work in you... strengthening, energizing, and creating in you the longing and the ability to fulfill your purpose for His good pleasure.

- Philippians 2:13

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Ministry Burnout Assessment

Ministry Burnout Assessment

Section 1 - Ministry Burnout Symptoms

1. Anxiety

2. Hurry

3. Apathy or Numbness

4. Cynicism or Resentment

5. Depression or Anger

6. Health Concerns

7. Lack of Breaks or Vacations

8. Lack of Motivation or Lack of Inspiration

9. Conflict Management

10. Excessive Criticism

11. Decision Fatigue

12. Politics or Abuse of Authority

Section 2 - Within Your Leadership

13. Your Leadership

14. Stress and Workload

15. Your Relationship Dynamics

16. Delegating Tasks

17. Your Mission Alignment

18. Your Boundaries

19. Your Spiritual and Emotional Well-Being

20. Your Spiritual Support

21. Your Satisfaction

22. Your Accomplishments

Section 3 - Intense Circumstances

23. Spiritual Abuse

24. Loss

25. Crisis

26. Transition

Your Burnout Assessment Results

Score Breakdown

Symptoms Score

Preventions Score

Risk Factors Score

Your Individual Responses