What Happens When the One Carrying Everyone Else Begins to Collapse?
Behind the sermon. Behind the title. Behind the strength everyone depends upon...There may be a pastor silently fighting for the will to survive. The Weight of the Call: Depression, Burnout & Suicide, "The Hidden Crisis in the Pulpit" pulls back the curtain on one of the Church’s most urgent, painful, and rarely discussed realities: the depression, emotional exhaustion, isolation, and suicidal despair experienced by those called to lead God’s people.
With pastoral sensitivity, spiritual depth, and unflinching honesty, Dr. Michael H. Page, Sr. enters the private world of the preacher, where public anointing can coexist with personal anguish, where the expectation to remain strong can become suffocating, and where the pulpit can hide wounds that no one knows are bleeding. This is not an indictment of the Church. It is an invitation to awaken.
An invitation to hear the cries hidden beneath powerful sermons. To recognize the humanity beneath the sacred calling. To build churches where pastors can receive care without shame, seek help without fear, and heal without surrendering their dignity. For pastors, this book declares: You are not alone. For congregations, it issues a challenge: Who is caring for the one who cares for everyone else? For the entire Church, it sounds an alarm that can no longer be ignored.

Dr. Michael H. Page, Sr. is a pastor, educator, executive leader, author, and organizational strategist whose life and work have been shaped by a commitment to developing people, strengthening institutions, and serving with purpose.





