This is not the only task of the minister; there are other duties such as home visiting, administration matters, counselling, Sunday services, confirmations and teachings in the church. The model was created in light of the emotional involvement of ministers in HIV and AIDS. Ministers are also affected, because they find themselves in the midst of the suffering, the dying and the grieving people.
This research examines understandings of ministerial burnout in the face of HN and AIDS and how ministers can cope. This is not the minister's only duty; there are other duties such as home visits, administration matters, counselling, Sunday services, confirmations and church lessons. Therefore, it is important that pastoral care and counseling be given to ministers who are active in the grieving process.
The research methodology
Unfortunately, there is less literature written on caring for ministers and dealing with ministers dealing with RN and AIDS burnout. In this chapter, we review the literature on burnout, HIV and AIDS burnout, ministry burnout, and coping with ministry burnout. One might ask what burnout has to do with pastoral ministry in the context of HIV and AIDS.
In the context of HIV, there are many people who are sick, dying, grieving and grieving, and the risk of burnout increases among those who serve them. Maslach's description of burnout is relevant in the context of HIV and AIDS, where an individual is constantly involved in emotional situations with the people affected and infected by the disease. Particularly in the context of HIV and AIDS, it has been noted that those working with the millions infected and affected by the disease are even more vulnerable to burnout.
Ministry burnout
Theological reflection for ministry burnout
Anyone who suffers from stress, burnout or any other issue in his or her life makes some effort to survive in the midst of the situation. Therefore, pastors must deal with their own emotions during their outreach process. Ministry can be lonely for some ministers because their role is different from anyone else in the community.
This is compounded during times of personal stress and social chaos, and in the researcher's opinion, ministers are no exception to the needs described above. People in the helping professions should not be left out in the cold in their jobs. This study asserts that the actions of ministers cannot be excluded from the religious actions of congregations just because they are in leadership.
Background of Swaziland
This will include the involvement of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa East Diocese, the Swaziland Circuit.
Social impact
The number of individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Swaziland has increased dramatically over the past two years due to the provision of free antiretroviral drugs initiated by the government in December 2003 and the launch of the GFATM 124 program in 2004 to support ART. 34; A Study on the Burden of Health Services and the Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Health Sector in Swaziland." Mbabane. By 2016, Swaziland's primary school population will decrease by 30% for each grade, for secondary and tertiary education (Government of Swaziland, Ministry of Education, 1999), 125.
Swaziland is one of the southern African countries in which most men migrate to urban areas to work, leaving their families in rural areas. Some of the women are unemployed single parents who need money to raise their children. Some of the cultural beliefs and practices of the Swazi nation have been observed to contribute to the spread of the HIV pandemic.
In the face of HIV and AIDS, cultural beliefs and practices have been discovered on the one hand to have negative consequences; while cultural beliefs and practices are believed to have positive qualities, some are perceived to have a potential to contribute to the spread of the epidemic. Polygamists in modern Swaziland maintain several houses for each of the wives geographically dispersed in the country. According to Ginindza, research has indicated that some of the cultural practices of the Swazis have contributed to the escalation of the HIV and AIDS pandemic in the country.
This is reflected in the government system which has the King and Queen Mother as the rulers of the. The ELCSA-BO discussions about starting the HN and AIDS program began before the Lutheran World Federation document was released. It is clear that the date of establishment of the ELCSA-ED committee (February 12, 2002) was before the launch of the LWF campaign against HN and AIDS which was on May 6, 2002 in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
This challenge has resulted in a large burden of counselling, care and burial of the dead that is still needed in the church.
Interventions
34; Most of the Swazi people are still in denial about RN and AIDS saying that RN and AIDS is a foreign disease.,155 The death rate and the number of sick people are increasing. According to the L WF action plan, the starting point for "the church is the confession and recognition of the silence of the church.,156 Acknowledging the silence of the church on RN and AIDS is the foundation for the church in responding to the RN crisis. The ELCSA-ED RN Program and AIDS did not reach the depth of the social factors that contribute to the increased rate of infection.
In the report of the ELCSA-ED RIV and AIDS program for the year 2006, Ndabezinhle Mahaye noted the following challenges;. 34;Compassion, Conversion, and Care: Responding as churches to the RIV/AIDS pandemic An Action Plan of the Lutheran World Federation." 2002. There is also the Lutheran Development Service (LDS) and the Lutheran Communion in Southern Africa (LUCSA) , which is part of the Lutheran body.
Within the ministries of the Lutheran church in Swaziland there is a branch called the (LDS) Lutheran Development Service. LDS advocates the rights of the infected and tries to combat stigmatization, in workshops and in all programs in the face of RN. LUCSA made a strategic plan for RN and AIDS for the period 2003-2005 in its response to RN and AIDS in relation to preventing the spread and mitigating the adverse effects of the disease.
This chapter reports back on the findings of the ten open-ended interviews conducted with ministers as part of the research for this paper. The interviews were conducted among priests from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa, Eastern Diocese of the Swaziland Circuit. The interviews have included six ministers, the dean, the bishop of the diocese and two other ministers who work at the diocese's head office.
The purpose of the interviews is to describe a phenomenon among pastors who, due to the RN pandemic, have to work outside the normal boundaries.
PROFILE OF INTERVIEWEES (PARTICIPANTS) ,
Minister Nkwanyane explained that he works in the church office that focuses on HIV. Minister Nkwanyane's question points to the fact that there is no care and support in the ELCSA-ED. What problems do you encounter in the context of HN. Minister Xaba said he is suffering from exhaustion.
He said it is stressful to have many funerals and fewer weddings associated with the RIV. According to Minister Zulu, the decreasing number of ministers in the circle is also a problem. In the workshops there is an opportunity for priests to share their experiences in their parishes.
He stated that HIV is not on the agendas of the ministerial conferences. He also works as a parish minister due to the shortage of ministers in the Swaziland circuit. The strain of driving at night and keeping watch at night was difficult for him.
He said that there are people who can help the ministers in this way, but they are not properly placed in the church organization. This belief causes disunity in the church environment and causes conflict due to the gossip that goes around. The purpose of staying awake at night is to grieve and be with the family, but in the meantime, the fellowship heals them.
Some of the ministers in the interviews were open to sharing their stories and experiences. Some of the ministers are said to have collapsed in the pulpit and some have nosebleeds and some are diabetic. Minister Lukhele stated that ministers are now benta taba (they do it as a procedure) in the ministry.
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Recommendations and way forward
The researcher notes that ministry in the face of HN and AIDS is a profession that faces the challenge of burnout. Ministers in the context of HN and AIDS are constantly with their believers who are living with HN and dying from AIDS. The survey found that some priests in the ELCSA-ED Swaziland district have great difficulties in the day-to-day management of their parishes.
The challenge of tackling burnout in the Lutheran Church is great because the structure has not yet considered the care of the priests, especially as they face the RN and the AIDS pandemic. In the research it was found that ministers are no longer as effective as they should be. The Lutheran Church could therefore include burnout and stress management in the teaching and training of priests as a way to prepare them for the challenges.
Finally, this paper discusses ELCSA pastors' needs to deal with ministry burnout in the face of HIV and AIDS. Chapter two discussed dealing with ministry burnout, first by discussing burnout as a common phenomenon among helping professions and limiting it to ministry burnout in the face of HIV and AIDS. 34;From Condemnation to Compassion the Response of People of Faith to HN/AIDS." in Oduyoye, M.A., and Amoah, E. People of Faith and the Challenge ofHIVIAIDS.
34;Burnout Research in the Social Services: A Critique," in Gillespie, D.F. ed). Burnout among social workers. New York: Harworth press. 34;The Relationship between Theology and Practice in Southern Africa." in Journal of Theology in Southern Africa. 34;African network of HIV-affected religious leaders who are together with or personally affected by HIV and AIDS.
34;Compassion, Repentance and Care: Responding as Churches to the HN/AIDS Pandemic An Action Plan for the Lutheran World Federation."
