This week I have been writing about what to look for in a pastor and in church leaders. But there is another side to the issue. I have seen pastors abuse churches they lead, but more often I have seen church abuse pastors who lead them. Today let me share with you what I call the Top Ten Things Your Pastor Always
Wanted To Tell You, But He Never Quite
Dared.
10. My job is not to do the
entire ministry, but to equip you to do the ministry alongside me. – Eph 4.11ff
9. There is nothing I can do
to make this church grow. God has to do it and we all need to be a part of the
process. – 1 Cor 3.6,7; Col 2.19
8. I don’t always hear
clearly from the Lord. That is why I need godly elders and patient, gracious
church members. – Gal 2.11; 1Cor 12.18-20
7. I can’t be available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week. My family needs some of my time and I need time
away and alone. – 1Tim 3.4,5; Mk 6.31
6. I need somebody to feed
me too, but I can’t really afford the books, magazines, journals and
conferences that might help. – Jn 21.15-17
5. You are the source of my
greatest joy and my greatest frustration. Give me the privilege of seeing you
growing and ministering. – 1Thess 2.19-20
4. While I am not in the
ministry for money, it takes money to live. I have gone to some of the most
expensive private schools in the country in order to work in one of the lowest
paying jobs. Encourage we with a raise, or additional benefits. (I don’t even
want to think about retirement) – 1 Tim 5.17-18
3. I am not always
spiritually on top of things. Pray for me! – 2Cor 1.8-11
2. Peace and joy are
supposed to be the characteristics of the Christian life. Since I have become a
pastor I have experienced more pressure and stress than I ever thought
possible. Pray for me! Love me! Encourage me! Give me time to rebuild! – 1Co
2:3; Mk 6:31-46
1. One of the greatest fears
of my life is that my children will not grow up loving the Lord, or my wife
will become hurt and bitter toward me, toward the church and toward God. Pray
for my wife and my children! – 1Sam 2.12, 8.5; Eph 5.23, 6.4
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