THE PASTORAL POSITION PERSONIFIED - PART 3 (10 OF 16)
Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:5-7
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The Pastoral Position Personified - Part 3 (10 of 16)
Series: The Fixer
Donald Cantrell
1 Timothy 3: 5 - 7
I - The Man and His Challenge (5)
II - The Man and His Cognizance (6)
III - The Man and His Contemporaries (7)
Theme: ''The profile and persona of a pastor''
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points and has some very comprehensive insight for the pastor and his family. If you lose your family, you will lose your ministry, they go hand in hand.
PASTORING
Three pastors got together for coffee one day and found all their churches had bat-infestation problems. ''I got so mad,'' said one, ''I took a shotgun and fired at them. It made holes in the ceiling, but did nothing to the bats.'' ''I tried trapping them alive,'' said the second. ''Then I drove 50 miles before releasing them, but they beat me back to the church.'' ''I haven't had any more problems,'' said the third. ''What did you do?'' asked the others, amazed. ''I simply baptized and confirmed them as church members,'' he replied. ''I haven't seen them since.''
Newly Revised Ministry Statistics
-72% of the pastors report working between 55 to 75 hours per week.
-84% of pastors feel they are on call 24/7.
-80% believe pastoral ministry has negatively affected their families. Many pastor's children do not attend church now because of what the church has done to their parents.
-65% of pastors feel their family lives in a ''glass house'' and fear they are not good enough to meet expectations.
-23% of pastor's report being distant to their family.
-78% of pastors report having their vacation and personal time interrupted with ministry duties or expectations.
-65% of pastors feel they have not taken enough vacation time with their family over the last 5 years.
-28% of pastors report having feelings of guilt for taking personal time off and not telling the church.
-35% of pastors report the demands of the church deny them from spendin ...
Series: The Fixer
Donald Cantrell
1 Timothy 3: 5 - 7
I - The Man and His Challenge (5)
II - The Man and His Cognizance (6)
III - The Man and His Contemporaries (7)
Theme: ''The profile and persona of a pastor''
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points and has some very comprehensive insight for the pastor and his family. If you lose your family, you will lose your ministry, they go hand in hand.
PASTORING
Three pastors got together for coffee one day and found all their churches had bat-infestation problems. ''I got so mad,'' said one, ''I took a shotgun and fired at them. It made holes in the ceiling, but did nothing to the bats.'' ''I tried trapping them alive,'' said the second. ''Then I drove 50 miles before releasing them, but they beat me back to the church.'' ''I haven't had any more problems,'' said the third. ''What did you do?'' asked the others, amazed. ''I simply baptized and confirmed them as church members,'' he replied. ''I haven't seen them since.''
Newly Revised Ministry Statistics
-72% of the pastors report working between 55 to 75 hours per week.
-84% of pastors feel they are on call 24/7.
-80% believe pastoral ministry has negatively affected their families. Many pastor's children do not attend church now because of what the church has done to their parents.
-65% of pastors feel their family lives in a ''glass house'' and fear they are not good enough to meet expectations.
-23% of pastor's report being distant to their family.
-78% of pastors report having their vacation and personal time interrupted with ministry duties or expectations.
-65% of pastors feel they have not taken enough vacation time with their family over the last 5 years.
-28% of pastors report having feelings of guilt for taking personal time off and not telling the church.
-35% of pastors report the demands of the church deny them from spendin ...
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