Silencing Your Inner Critic: Learning to Function Despite Automatic Negative Thoughts

Description

The moment we begin to falter during our “performance” (preaching, leading, singing, etc), we encounter automatic negative thoughts (ANTs). Our inner critic comes alive, distracting us from what we’re doing with accusations of inadequacy, imposture syndrome, sinful disqualification, performance anxiety, and the like. Rest assured: this happens to everyone. Your ANTs are not the voice of God. Paying attention to your ANTs is not helpful. They represent a partial, skewed, truth that will hurt you, hamper you, and halt you from ministering to others. This curriculum will help you understand the many ways in which our ANTs disrupt our ability to minister; accept that we must combat our ANTs; and learn best practices for combatting ANTs before, during, and after our performances.