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Pastoral Ministry

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Answers To Pastors’ FAQS

by Howard F. Sugden & Warren W. Wiersbe

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( he Ceff 1o Qinic1vy )

  1. The work of the is too demanding and difficult for anyone to enter it without a sense of calling.
  2. When you are called, you have an inner that will not you to your life in any other vocation.
  3. Along with this inner , and an honest personal , must come approval from those who know the Lord.
  4. It is significant that, in the Bible, God preferred to people who were .
  5. It’s difficult to steer a car that’s in , and God usually doesn’t guide a who is taking it easy.
  6. If you can stay out of the , then do so. People who are God-called will know it, if they are sincerely yielded to God’s will; and nothing else will them but to do the will of God.
  7. If you appear to have pastoral but do not feel called to a ministry, then get busy in your local and use your gifts for God’s glory; but don’t try to the church or to yourself the unofficial assistant pastor.
  8. God’s usual plan is to let his prove themselves faithful over a few things before he makes them over many things. (Matt. 25:21)
  9. Maintain a strong life. Be devoted to Christ; be ; be . Claim Proverbs 3:5-6 and Psalm 37:3-5.
  10. Keep your on the Lord and not on other Christians, and let God work out his specific for your life.
  11. Fortunate is the pastor who has learned by what it means to be a Christian in today’s workaday world.
  12. “Able to ” is one of the important for the ministry, and it implies that a person is “able to .”
  13. People who are but try to run away will, like , discover that there is no place to .
  14. Every of God has, at one time or another, sensed a personal for the work of the ministry.
  15. Many claim that their older students do far better that the young ones, if only because they have to harder.
  16. The problems of the are great enough without adding to them the burden of a .
  17. There must be agreement and in the home of all Christian homes, not just the homes of Christian workers; so if a call to the brings about reactions in the marriage, something may be radically wrong with its basic .
  18. Don’t jump into the first for service that comes your way. Be sure you in the place of God’s choosing.
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( he Ceff 1o e Chuvch )

  1. Never look upon any assignment or as small and unworthy.
  2. People who are too to preach to a small will never preach successfully to a large . Joshua got his start as servant, and killed the lion and the bear in private before God him to slay the giant in public.
  3. It would be wonderful to learn from another minister and to your call.
  4. is living without scheming; the sooner the new pastor learns this, the better.
  5. Especially informative are the church and , as well as copies of the recent budgets and annual reports. If no reports are available, write out the pertinent that you want to ask about .
  6. Don’t make an decision to accept or to reject the at this preliminary meeting.
  7. “He that shall not make haste.” (Isaiah 28:16)
  8. Don’t expect everything to be . are made up of people, and people are human and fallible. Only God never makes .
  9. During your first contacts with the congregation of choice, he may put into your heart the conviction that you “” with these people. You will have a burden for the .
  10. The possibilities—yes even the problems—of the prospective will challenge you.
  11. Never a church because there’s no other place to go, or because you have in your present ministry.
  12. Some who for you may turn against you before you have been on the very long; and some of your opponents may become your most workers.
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( he fiec1ov in e New Chuvch )

  1. As you get acquainted with the , make a list of personal .
  2. Principles of ministry never change, but do change from place to place.
  3. You don’t demand ; you command it. Your people want to you and follow you, but they need time to get to know you.
  4. Good beginnings usually mean good , so watch your beginnings.
  5. If you are a of the people for Jesus’ sake, you soon will become their leader.
  6. is important, so be patient. Remember that you’re making changes for the good of the , not for the glory of the .
  7. become leaders by accepting their calling as leaders with and by using their office for the good of others and the of God.
  8. We pastors need to remember that our people have had different with former pastors, and some of those may have left .
  9. The privilege of must never be exploited for personal gain.
  10. Some churches mistakenly think that a good makes a good church.
  11. The cannot make the church spiritual, any more than the Ten Commandments could make spiritual.
  12. No matter what the form of church , the should be the spiritual leader of the congregation.
  13. There are many areas within the church where gifted men and women will exercise better than the , but the flock should be under the pastor’s direction.
  14. Don’t make the mistake of considering parts of your work “ and other parts “ or “,” because there is no such division.
  15. The church is an organization, but the church is also a living ; if an is not organized, it will .
  16. G. Campbell Morgan followed a policy of “the of organization for of work.” It pays to examine your own organizational at least once a year to see if some of the scaffolding can be taken down.
  17. Be slow to create new ; use existing organizations.
  18. Prayer lubricates the of the church. It has been our experience that business meetings (and their length) as prayer . Be sure to meet regularly with your for times of prayer.
  19. Do not permit mistakes or hurts from the to hinder you from having a happy ministry .
  20. Bringing spiritual to a sick church body is a great , but what a it is when the returns and the body starts to grow!
  21. The beginning pastor will usually discover a of godly people who will love him, encourage him, and make him glad he with them.
  22. Give the people the that you have; feed them the finest of the . Never judge your ministry by the of people who show up, although you do want the work to grow. Never give the impression you are only until something better comes along.
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Ovgenize1ion

  1. Any honest student of church must confess that God has used and blessed people in almost every form of church : , Presbyterian, , Plymouth Brethren and .
  2. A comparison of Acts 20:17 and 28 suggests that the terms and are synonymous and are equivalent to “”.
  3. Regardless of what your you elect, and what you call them, the church must have .
  4. Capable people respond to a no matter how hose may be. Lesser people enjoy merely filling an .
  5. Many churches lack dedicated and removing workers, even if they are , seems like suicide.
  6. One teacher can manufacture in his class a dozen church members or equally teachers.
  7. Always aim for in your ministry and challenge your workers to aim for .
  8. Many churches find it helpful to their appointed leadership staff once a year to see if any of the members want to take a year’s or move to a different department.
  9. When you feel your own is secure, suggest definite for teachers and officers.
  10. A leadership class or a teacher’s class is also valuable, especially if your code requires all future leaders to from the course.
  11. Some forget that the biblical kept his sheep for their wool and milk and for reproducing—not especially for their meat.
  12. When God’s people receive a balanced of food and willing service, they’re only too glad to .
  13. If every believer were faithfully to his own local church, there would be “ enough and to spare” for the local ministry and for sharing with other .
  14. More than one has lost his testimony and ruined his because of mishandling of .
  15. When God’s is done in God’s way, for God’s , it will never lack God’s . If your is right and the purpose is in God’s will, then a account can be a blessing. Better to have an fund on hand than to plead for help when a arises.
  16. The danger of the legalistic spirit is that it is based on fear and generates , and a church easily becomes a church.
  17. A loving will eventually create an of love and acceptance
  18. There are three levels of : , reward, and . The lowest is —obeying because we have to. The next level is reward— because we get something out of it. The highest is —obeying the Lord because we love Christ and our fellow Christians.
  19. Nothing breaks the shackles of like evangelism. Start to win souls, and the new babes in Christ will help to create an exciting new in the church.
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fiveeching

  1. is one of many ways God his Word, but we sincerely believe it’s the most way.
  2. The who doesn’t believe in the importance of , and who doesn’t work at being a better , is going to have a rough time.
  3. Perhaps the main reason people have preaching is the fact that it is too often done and fails to meet their .
  4. Preaching is the “ of divine truth through human .”
  5. As we grow in grace and knowledge and cultivate a satisfying life, we can’t help but improve our as well as our preparation and .
  6. If you are preaching through a you can do your spadework on a larger section than you intend to preach from, and in that way get ahead for the weeks.
  7. A becomes a only when it is filtered through the heart and the life of the .
  8. Often you will find a springs full-blown in your heart while in a hospital room or standing at an open grave.
  9. It is vital that the pastor know the needs of the flock and them accordingly. This is why pastoral and personal are important. and are an unbeatable combination for preaching helpful sermons.
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( he fiec1ov ena Mic Bookc )

  1. is important in every calling, and the old slogan is still true that “ are .” As ministers, we must “ ” before we can “ .”
  2. We read for
  3. Keep a shelf near your desk to hold books relating to your current plan.
  4. Quantity is no of quality. Better that you have two hundred books than a thousand that only fill the .
  5. You want to build your library with books that are and not .
  6. Some seminaries and Bible schools have available, and often the leading Christian periodicals issue helpful .
  7. The pastor’s must always be expanding.
  8. Never be afraid of , for all ultimately must come from God.
  9. No matter what area of we are studying, it must ultimately lead us to Christ who is the of wisdom.
  10. A pastor can’t afford to be a but neither can he afford to ignore books. The secret is .
  11. When God , God equips and enables.
  12. You need the not only for yourself, but also in order to your people.
  13. is ; we will answer to God for the use of our , abilities, , and opportunities.
  14. The sword of the Spirit is as as ever, but we must our handling of it as we face the .
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Chuvch Sevvicec

  1. Where there’s life, there’s , and where there’s you will find and .
  2. The essentials for preparing each service are and the of the Holy Spirit.
  3. The word “change” is a to some people, usually the older members, but a to the believers, and we must be , loving, and .
  4. The pastor should vary his way of visitors and giving the .
  5. If your people want an evening service and will it, keep it bright and happy, with singing, the best in , and that is interesting and inviting.
  6. Every church needs to , whether you gather together in the or in as small .
  7. Be , and the Spirit will use you to do the he has called you to do.
  8. The is at the end of the age, not at the end of the meeting.
  9. , it is bad to talk about expecting a summer .
  10. Challenge the people to make the summer months , and throw yourself into the with zeal.
  11. Make plans during the to use your students when they return home for the summer, and put the to work as well.
  12. In the Lord’s Supper, we remember our , not our ; so emphasize his love and grace.
  13. Teach your people the of the Lord’s Supper. your own heart, and suggest to your that they also their hearts.
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Ac1ivi1iec ena fivogveкc

  1. Learn how to . Even when their criticisms are and their ideas , to your youth patiently and try to be .
  2. The church ought to create an exciting in which teens can mature, discover and develop their , and grow into adults physically, , intellectually, and .
  3. Teens who are about Christ will want to share him with others, so give them the .
  4. The Bible is full of spiritual riches, and if man or forty times a week instead of four, he could not it.
  5. The in the church ought to be the of the spiritual life of the church.
  6. If there’s with the , the heart of the problem is the in the heart.
  7. The difference between and is right here: ministry comes from the and seeks to glorify Christ, not the .
  8. If you are considering a , interview him or her personally, and get recommendations from that candidate’s home as well as other supporting .
  9. We’re to “do good unto all people, especially to those who belong to the of ”
  10. The problem is that too many churches good deeds for the witness of the Gospel. It is not a matter of either/or but both/and. Helping men and women with their physical and material needs is in itself a (Hebrews 13:16), and it also prepares the way for a further of Gospel witness.
  11. If the work is , you will need more space in which to minister. Try to get the use of your space before you start to build.
  12. The success or failure of any involves careful , and in no enterprise is it more the case than in a church program.
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Vici1e1ion

  1. We can’t win souls or the flock simply by sitting behind a desk or behind a pulpit.
  2. Get to know the personnel and make yourself available to help them, but don’t assume that you don’t possess.
  3. Use Christian judiciously. Be sure to read carefully whatever you ; the wrong tract can do untold .
  4. Unless the Holy Spirit is in , our activities will become more in an already overloaded church program.
  5. Some churches have a visitors’ immediately after the morning service, with light ; and here the pastoral staff and families can meet all the at one time.
  6. During the week, someone from the church should visit the home to people for their and to determine what the holds.
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Qevviege ena Divovce

  1. Be sure that the people who direct your ministry give proper place to and the . The time to prepare and wives is in their years when the material is still pliable.
  2. Your own home will help to prepare for , so open it up to the crowd and let them see a Christian family in action.
  3. doesn’t create problems so much as them.
  4. Let your church know that you do not people without first them.
  5. To preach and practice is inconsistent, and to make and unpardonable sins is cruel.
  6. If the member is unwilling to make things right, you will have to consider church ; but the of burdened is the first item on your agenda.
  7. Paul commanded the local churches to care for widows (1 Tim. 5) but he didn’t tell them to tolerate widows and widowers.
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Dee1h ena Funevefc

  1. The person with a pastor’s heart will do the right thing when the sheep are going through the .
  2. Your regular ministry week after week helps to prepare people for the hour of .
  3. A funeral message for a can’t be as personal as one for someone you know. Deal with the great truths of the and the of Jesus Christ.
  4. Pastors who are with God will always have that “ in season” from the Spirit.
  5. If you have people in your church, or members who are hospitalized or have illnesses, ask God to give you the their loved ones will need, and be prepared before the person dies.
  6. It is good to have a “” column in the worship folder or church paper that mentions the in the church that have experienced the of ones.
  7. The memorial service allows more to , it is more and perhaps the atmosphere is more .
  8. Resurrection is not . If a body is cremated, this will make no when returns.
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Feffow Lebovevc

  1. Make up your mind that you will not become of any other servant of God and that you will never consider a pastor a to your ministry.
  2. Your first step toward getting along with your is developing a clear understanding of the meaning of the .
  3. The former pastor can be of help to you but don’t run to him with all your . Some of these he may have helped to . Furthermore, you don’t want to start your ministry adopting his and .
  4. The word means “to have in common” and you certainly have little in common with a preacher who isn’t or who doesn’t the Bible as God’s Word.
  5. The is a difficult work, and God’s can help hold up one another’s arms as we fight the together.
  6. As you add staff members, be sure to spell out precisely in the responsibilities of the ministry, the package, to whom the worker is , and the various involved.
  7. The three basic factors in are , accountability, and .
  8. You should spend time with staff members and give them opportunity to share their and .
  9. Never permit your close personal with a member to blind you to his or her personal .
  10. Have definite for the staff: lunch hours, coffee breaks, accounts, and so on. All of these items should be approved by the necessary official of the church.
  11. When we delegate , we are giving fellow workers a chance to their gifts.
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Deefing wi1h fivobfeк fieopfe

  1. People will on you after a service when you want to talk to visitors or to people who were touched by the . Here is where church members can perform a great . Have two or three of your good men and women standing near you, and let them you when the gets too long.
  2. Some of your greatest opportunities for may be found in situations that seem to you.
  3. Don’t focus your attention on the people. Focus it on the people and the leaders who want to the church.
  4. If you read every letter that comes, you will get agitated and angry, and Satan will use this to hurt your . People who love you and trust you will talk to you , even if they with you.
  5. You want your church to know, , and each other, so be sure it is really a and not simply a group of good friends who love each other and enjoy doing things together. Only when a group of members itself from the rest of the church and seeks to become a powerful bloc do you have a .
  6. Don’t about the problem from the of the pulpit. Be a , pray for them all, love them all, and watch for to pull down walls and start building bridges.
  7. You can’t force people to you, but they can’t force you to them. You can for them and ask God to them what they ought to be.
  8. For some reason, just about every church has who “dig deep into the ” and come up with unusual .
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Qeкbevchip

  1. Be , be kind, be , and don’t be in such a hurry that you see only a list of names and not who need Christ’s love.
  2. Do the best you can to maintain an honest church roll, but don’t expect this to solve every .
  3. The mistake many pastors make is failing to their people in the local .
  4. As your own ministry of the blesses the people, they will come because they are being . Keep the church moving; plan ahead; keep them .
  5. You can’t people who are outside the of your ministry. We must always emphasize the lost and equipping the saints, because this is what the church.
  6. If the child is truly born again, to postpone and church a few years will not destroy his or her soul.
  7. It’s unwise to thrust new people suddenly into places of , because they usually need to the church . Take the time to discover their and , prove them in places, and then them to a when they’re .
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Chuvch Diccipfine

  1. When we confess our sins, God immediately forgives us, but sometimes there must be a period of “” before we’re to serve.
  2. Church is actually God’s exercising spiritual through a local for the purpose of an erring believer and maintaining the purity of the local church.
  3. Church discipline must be God at work in the life of the , or it will not succeed.
  4. Before you make any serious , be sure you have . You want , not .
  5. Some church members think causes trouble, but this is true only if it is carried out in the wrong and without and .
  6. Remember the basic : private sin, private confession; public sin, public confession.
  7. What our children do after they have and left is not always under our direct .
  8. We see no reason why a pastor should leave the because an member of the family has gone wrong.
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( he fiec1ov ena Mic Moкe )

  1. Pastors who can’t in their spouses and receive in sharing the load is destined for a and ministry.
  2. The pastor’s home is definitely part of his , but it should not be part of the church .
  3. We should be as loving in the as we are a home, and we should be as disciplined at home as we are at .
  4. If you find yourself thinking sexually about any other , you had better head for home and start the that has already been done there.
  5. Pastors don’t have to immoral acts to ruin their and . and will do the job.
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fievconef Qe11evc

  1. An efficient day begins with an effective quiet time before the begins. Unless you begin your day in the and , committing yourself and your work to God, you‘ll not make the use of your .
  2. Learn to say no to most outside , especially during your first year or two at a church. Pastors do need to minister to others outside their , but not to the of their own .
  3. Why does the comment, “the Devil doesn’t take a day off” not apply to you?
    a. The Devil doesn’t have a
    b. Satan is hardly our in the
  4. The first step toward overcoming is to realize that these come to .
  5. When that day comes, face it . Make no important . Many faithful servants have their ministries by foolishly out of the will of God, simply because on a dark day they felt like .
  6. Pastors who suffer from chronic , even to the point of despair, should secure professional .
  7. Keep a close watch on the total church , and don’t be at important times of the year.
  8. A pastor ought to get at least a cost-of-living , and, if the work of the church is , a increase.
  9. We need uninterrupted time to on the Word and pray. Start each day with a definite with God.
  10. Our spiritual life starts to deteriorate when we start things we don’t , things that we don’t , and things of that we don’t ourselves.
  11. It’s also good to have someone to share our with, and this is where an older, more experienced comes in. Fortunate is that young man who has a pastor-friend who will listen to ministry problems.
  12. Many pastors in haste and in leisure.
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( he fiec1ov ena Mic fiviovi1iec )

  1. Your ministry begins at . Another man can the church, but only you can be and in your home.
  2. The personal with your people will balance the work for you. The preacher must be a if the is to touch lives in a way.
  3. If the work is a , and if you eagerly anticipate ministering the Word and from house to house, then it’s likely that God is and the work is growing.
  4. It is a wise pastor who senses the and the , and who and s accordingly.
  5. When you see your people and becoming more like Jesus, the is succeeding. If they are and seeing a , the is succeeding. If you and your leaders are carefully using the and of to the church, then you are experiencing .
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The Ministry of the fiastor’s Wife

  1. If your is a capable at home, it will give you more for ministry.
  2. The most important ministry of the pastor’s is to be a woman and use her and to serve the Lord, first a home and then at the church.
  3. You and your wife must together every day, as well as have your own private times, and you must pray with your also.
  4. People in ministry have to expect because it goes with the work of leadership. that doesn’t hurt you may hurt your wife, so don’t it .
  5. Most churches today are much more flexible about wives than they were years ago. You and your wife must weigh the matter, , and make sure you God’s .
  6. Your wife must never a course of action in the ministry, and she should with you even if she ; but at the same time, you must give her the to her spiritual and her with you.
  7. It’s fine to fill some of the gaps , but don’t let your wife herself and her family because others to and prefer to her .
  8. You need your wife’s and prayer support, and it does you good to talk over with her.
  9. is important to the ministry. Your people must have faith in your or they may not have faith in your and teaching.
  10. If you for your wife, her, and seek in every way to make her , and she , then your will be a heaven on earth.
  11. Since we’re all human, we in the ministry have to be . Like Jesus Christ our Lord, we must be healers.
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Qicceffeneouc Qinic1vy Qe11evc

  1. The is so much like the that we don’t seem to have much influence on the world, and only the can change this.
  2. Every church wants to experience , but true comes from and not merely .
  3. Every church should have a seniors’ ministry that and retirees to for and him.
  4. Your seniors’ ministry must have a definite statement of purpose that includes as well as .
  5. Healing begins with loving ministry of the , so don’t minimize your and ministry. To set aside your Bible and pick up the latest book is to take a step .
  6. While the pastor ought to be in with each support group, he probably shouldn’t any of them unless the is great and there is else .
  7. and people felt at home in the presence of God’s (Luke 15:1), and they should feel at home with God’s .
  8. If the Lord doesn’t provide for specialized ministries, and and him to .
  9. The average local church in America has about one hundred people , and God is able to use these churches to and .
  10. A larger church must be and in an entirely way from the church.
  11. Never borrow somebody’s until you understand the behind them and with them. is no guarantee of success.
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