# Ep. 306: Pastors caring too much or not enough

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Podcast: [Trench Talk](https://stenobird.com/podcast/trench-talk-4428)
Published: 2025-11-18T09:38:00+00:00
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Contact us. We’d love to serve you Give financially to support the work of helping pastors thrive Write a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Resources (02:42) Scriptural perspectives on caring about opinions (05:29) Tensions in pastoral reputation—Paul’s examples (06:30) Brian and Jim reflect from personal experience of caring too much and not enough (13:03) Signs of caring too much (19:13) Signs of not caring enough (26:34) Finding balance: practical advice for pastors (32:17) Final words and prayer for pastors

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