Does Depression Disqualify a Pastor? // Ask Pastor John

Does depression disqualify a pastor? Man, that’s a serious and heavy question, and it comes to us from a podcast listener named Kyle. “Hello, Pastor John. At what point, if any, does depression and/or joylessness disqualify an elder? Or when might there be a reason for an elder to step down out of a desire to most wisely serve his congregation?”

At what point, if any, does depression or joylessness disqualify a pastor from ministry? Pastor John gives several factors to consider.