Comments on: Wondering what your pastor does all day.

By: Abigail Anne Ray

Abigail Anne Ray — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:48:31 +0000

My dad is the head pastor of our very Baptist church.. and I know for a FACT that he spends his week training for the ping pong olympics with my youth minister, Cory! In his free time, my dad works out at the gym with the guy in charge of the Methodist church.

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By: Tim Stone

Tim Stone — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:47:46 +0000

I have a friend who, shortly after being called into the ministry, said to me, "I can't wait until I don't have to work." Well, that brother has since been blessed with a call to church planting, which we all know requires much work, as well as having to hold a secular job of some sort most of the time. I think his view of ministry has finally changed.

By: raginfakecajun

raginfakecajun — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:38:47 +0000

we are a cynical bunch, eh! myself included. (something i'm working on) i once decided to keep a minute by minute log of my days. including the times where i've just sat down on the couch at 8:30 from a "normal day," only to receive an email, text, or phone call that immediately puts me back at work. even if just mentally. i'm still trying to figure out the whole boundaries thing with church members. i keep waiting for them to figure them out, but so far, no luck. i ended up stopping because it was feeding bitterness in my heart.

here's the thing... our vocation is probably the most abused and most misunderstood vocation i can think of. there are too many of us who really do keep lazy, undisciplined schedules, that encourage the "wow must be nice" mindset. but the reality is that if we are serving God by loving His people, caring for their needs, speaking truth, training leaders, making disciples who make other disciples, there aren't enough hours in the day. and sadly... even if you fall in the 2nd category, you will always get the jokes, judgment, and eye rolls. and you'll rarely get the affirmation and edification you need and deserve.

sometimes an email response can take an hour. sometimes building a relationship on facebook really is ministry. sometimes a golf game is the connecting point for the man who hates the Church. sometimes long lunches with pastors fuels us and restores us. sometimes sleeping late honors God because you are "poured out like a drink offering." i could go on and on.

for all of you who are weary, know that your reward isn't through the praise of man. but i do pray God sends you a few really great encouragers who can fill your mind and soul with the truth of the fruits of your labor. don't give up. it's not in vain. serve Him well every day. and don't let the nay-sayers get in your head. your God is FOR YOU.

By: Bill Crawford

Bill Crawford — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:57:50 +0000

Perkyguy,

"Visitation"

that's Brilliant

By: Praise and Coffee

Praise and Coffee — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:10:57 +0000

Nick, I know I'm part of the bride, but sometimes that's so hard to see with this plank sticking out of my eye!

By: Jan

Jan — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:54:07 +0000

Wow, my life as a foreign missionary sounds uncannily like that of Pastor Bob's! Of course, I'm in Mexico, so I can't forget drinking margaritas on the beach, going to futbol games & bullfights, and taking my daily siesta!

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:36:38 +0000

I will fully admit that my days as a full time worship leader include flurrys of activity separated by facebook, fantasy baseball, random walking around, "researching" music, and reading.

I can't help it, I work extremely fast. I create loops for our services, update all of the chords, help plan services, practice, eat a dollar, go to production meetings, type words into ProPresenter, conquer France, prepare our click machine (to keep us in time), prepare our time machine (to travel through time), and do whatever else they ask of me, but I do all of that while facebooking at least an hour a day and updating my fantasy team enough to be 13-3 and second in the league.

By: Elizabeth Mahlou

Elizabeth Mahlou — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:08:01 +0000

Great post!! I tutored a priest in English once — I know how long it takes to prepare a homily. Of course, he was doing it in a foreign language (but he did have a living dictionary – me). Because of the tutoring, I got to know how hard he worked. His English was important, but he could usually only make time for it after 9 or 10 at night (I, too, had some very short nights), and even then if there was someone who needed to confess or a sacrament or a special mass, we would not begin until 11:00. He was from Colombia, and I think people have more access to priests on call there than in the USA, but I got to see a lot of the things that eat up time, and if that time is not invested, then one has a less vested parish, as well. Needless to say, we have a very vested and bonded parish, and it begins with the priest (who works his heart out and fills his hours with labor for God).

By: JasonSix

JasonSix — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:06:38 +0000

Nick, the next time a frenemy brings into question the industriousness of pastors, remind him that Jesus spent the first three decades of His life just goofing off before even starting His ministry.