“If you want to see me on my day off, you will have to die.”
A veteran pastor shared this line with me that he uses to protect his day off. He sets the boundary that the only work he is willing to make exceptions for, on his day off, is imminent death or funerals.
Managing work time and hours as a professional in ministry is a constant struggle. I don’t know many pastors who work less than a 45 hour a week, with many working 50 or 60 hours. Being “busy” and over-worked is the norm for most in ministry (as it is for many in our busy-ness focused society).
After 7 years of being in ordained ministry, I still have difficulty understanding just why so many pastors feel the need to work more than full time. While I have never heard anyone articulate it this way, I suspect…
Introduction
Too often, many pastors and church leaders put men into the office of deacon who have no idea what that necessarily means. This usually is the case when the appointing authority lacks a deeper understanding of what a deacon is? It is therefore important for pastors and church leaders to equip themselves with adequate knowledge regarding this subject as it is there responsibility to teach qualified men what deacons are and what deacons do. You can never understand fully what God expects of a deacon without turning to his Word and find out how the biblical word is used. No one should assume that he knows what a deacon is or does until Continue reading What Do You Know About The Deaconate?→
“If God had a prison cell for erring ministers of the gospel, their congregations and followers would have an adjacent cell as an accomplice”. The church can never be radiant if its leaders are not adequately covered in prayers…! You must therefore consider praying for your leader right now.
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