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How to Navigate
Your Calling as a Pastor
How to Navigate
Your Calling as a Pastor
By Pastor Lee McFarland
How does the average pastor
feel on a Monday morning?
How does the average pastor
feel on a Monday morning?
By Pastor Lee McFarland
Tired.Tired.1.1.
By Pastor Lee McFarland
Researchers say a pastor expends the same amount
of energy delivering one sermon as most people expend
in 30 hours at a regular job.
Researchers say a pastor expends the same amount
of energy delivering one sermon as most people expend
in 30 hours at a regular job.
By Pastor Lee McFarland
TOO Busy.
TOO Busy.
2.2.
By Pastor Lee McFarland
Most pastors…
•Work 60 hours/week•Have 1 day off/week• Have little time for:
familymarriage
rest
Most pastors…
•Work 60 hours/week•Have 1 day off/week• Have little time for:
familymarriage
restBy Pastor Lee McFarland
Pressured.
Pressured.
3.3.
By Pastor Lee McFarland
Pastors are expected to be:
• Godly, spiritual & humble• Great communicators
• Brilliant business leaders• Compassionate caregivers
• Friendly and social
Pastors are expected to be:
• Godly, spiritual & humble• Great communicators
• Brilliant business leaders• Compassionate caregivers
• Friendly and social
By Pastor Lee McFarland
EXCITED ABOUT
THE Good
THINGS.
EXCITED ABOUT
THE Good
THINGS.
4.4.
By Pastor Lee McFarland
Pastors are full of FAITH:
• Expecting great things• Relying on God
“God’s work done God’s way will never lack God’s favor.” - Pastor Rick Warren
Pastors are full of FAITH:
• Expecting great things• Relying on God
“God’s work done God’s way will never lack God’s favor.” - Pastor Rick Warren
By Pastor Lee McFarland
BUT, WONDERING
IF IT’S Worth It
All.
BUT, WONDERING
IF IT’S Worth It
All.
5.5.
By Pastor Lee McFarland
Charisma magazine poll of 3,000 pastors:Charisma magazine
poll of 3,000 pastors:
80% say that pastoral ministry has had a negative effect on their children.
97% of pastors say they were inadequately trained for the challenges they face.
70% say they constantly fight depression.
80% say that pastoral ministry has had a negative effect on their children.
97% of pastors say they were inadequately trained for the challenges they face.
70% say they constantly fight depression.
By Pastor Lee McFarland
Charisma magazinepoll of 3,000 pastors:Charisma magazine
poll of 3,000 pastors:
70% say they feel underpaid. 65% say they have thought
about quitting the ministry within the last 30 days.
70% say they do not have someone they consider a close friend.
70% say they feel underpaid. 65% say they have thought
about quitting the ministry within the last 30 days.
70% say they do not have someone they consider a close friend.
By Pastor Lee McFarland
SO…. You might be asking yourself…
Why AM I IN THE
Ministry?
SO…. You might be asking yourself…
Why AM I IN THE
Ministry?
By Pastor Lee McFarland
I WILL RENEW MY CALLING
TO THE MINISTRY BY…
I WILL RENEW MY CALLING
TO THE MINISTRY BY…
By Pastor Lee McFarland
Submitting MYSELF TO GOD’S Leading.
Submitting MYSELF TO GOD’S Leading.
1.1.
By Pastor Lee McFarland
Ephes. 1:11 (Msg)Ephes. 1:11 (Msg)
“It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are
living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our
hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious
living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.”
“It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are
living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our
hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious
living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.”
Opening MYSELF TO GO
D ’S Holy Spirit.
Opening MYSELF TO GO
D ’S Holy Spirit.
2.2.
By Pastor Lee McFarland
Romans 8:26-27 (Living)Romans 8:26-27 (Living)
“And in the same way – by our faith – the Holy Spirit helps us with our daily problems and in our praying. For we don’t even know what we should pray for nor how to pray as
we should, but the Holy Spirit prays for us with such feeling that is cannot be expressed
in words.
“And in the same way – by our faith – the Holy Spirit helps us with our daily problems and in our praying. For we don’t even know what we should pray for nor how to pray as
we should, but the Holy Spirit prays for us with such feeling that is cannot be expressed
in words.
Romans 8:26-27 (Living) Romans 8:26-27 (Living)
And the Father who knows all hearts knows, of course, what the Spirit is saying as he pleads for us in harmony
with God’s own will.”
And the Father who knows all hearts knows, of course, what the Spirit is saying as he pleads for us in harmony
with God’s own will.”
Giving MYSELF TO GO
D ’S People.
Giving MYSELF TO GO
D ’S People.
3.3.
By Pastor Lee McFarland
John 21:16 (NIV)John 21:16 (NIV)
“Again Jesus said, ‘Simon son of John, do you truly love me?’ He answered, ‘Yes, Lord, you know that I
love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Take care of my sheep.’”
“Again Jesus said, ‘Simon son of John, do you truly love me?’ He answered, ‘Yes, Lord, you know that I
love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Take care of my sheep.’”
Challenging MYSELF
WITH GOD’S
Vision.
Challenging MYSELF
WITH GOD’S
Vision.
4.4.
By Pastor Lee McFarland
Luke 14:23 (Msg)Luke 14:23 (Msg)
“The master said, ‘Then go to the country roads.
Whoever you find, drag them in. I
want my house full! ’”
“The master said, ‘Then go to the country roads.
Whoever you find, drag them in. I
want my house full! ’”
Recharging MYSELF
WITH GOD’S Power.
Recharging MYSELF
WITH GOD’S Power.
5.5.
By Pastor Lee McFarland
Philip. 2:13 (NLT)Philip. 2:13 (NLT)
“For God is working in you, giving you the
desire to obey him and the power to do what
pleases him.”
“For God is working in you, giving you the
desire to obey him and the power to do what
pleases him.”