Week 3: Chapter 3 — A Personal Inventory

1.Cordeiro walks readers through a personal inventory of their emotional reserves. Were there any areas of the inventory where you were surprised by your own answers? What did that surprise reveal?

2.The author distinguishes between activities that drain us and activities that replenish us, and he notes that even good, ministry-related activities can be draining. List three to five activities in your current life that consistently drain you, and three to five that consistently refill you. What do you notice about the balance?

3.Cordeiro introduces the concept of "recharge activities" — things that are not merely passive rest but that actively restore your soul. What are yours? If you struggle to name any, what does that tell you?