A few ideas

Dear pastor,

Can I share just a few practical ideas to make ministry more joyful and fulfilling?

Try to get together with another pastor each week for a meal or coffee. Pick their brain, listen to their stories, rejoice with their victories, weep with their struggles, pray together
Spend 1 hour per week calling people, web-browsing or reading books, just to find ideas for ministry and advice for how to balance life, work, ministry, marriage, etc
In many ways, try to do the “worst first.” We often tend to put off the things we loathe or are afraid of or feel incompetent in. And when we put it off, it very often doesn’t get done. So if we tackle that church conflict issue, or put together the bulletin board that we hate doing, or perhaps we clean our office first, hopefully we will gather some momentum and hope will increase throughout the day.
Don’t leave the nurturing of your own soul or the preparation of the sermon until the very end. Seek God first and He will give you and reveal to you what is needed
Finally, make sure to find the things that fill your bucket: the things that make you sense the nearness of God, the things that make your spouse/family feel your love and support. Make time for those things every week. When your ministry in the local church is over your own soul and your spouse and family will still remain and we don’t want to do anything to neglect them along the way.

What are your simple and practical pieces of advice for making ministry more joy-filled and fulfilling?