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By: jan owen

jan owen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:51:09 +0000

Rich, whether or not it was “effective” was never discussed. Only what they liked or disliked. And – btw – the admin staff was invited to join in! Such fun!

By: Erin Wible

Erin Wible — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:22:10 +0000

So what does it say about me and the fact I have TWO of the most stressful jobs??? Too Funny

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By: Rich Kirkpatrick

Rich Kirkpatrick — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:07:09 +0000

This is common. How much time was spent evaluating the effectiveness of the pastors sermon in comparison? I can guess and make that question merely rhetorical–not much!

You hit on the bulls eye the pastoral element and the technical. Those should be on my list above as major points of what the job is, even if not in title.

By: jan owen

jan owen — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:56:54 +0000

I read this article and had many of the same thoughts you have outlined so well here. Add multiple services, having to be not only artistic but highly technical (now), plus working with so many different types of people, and yes, it is stressful. Additionally, I think many churches don’t seem to understand that they need a worship PASTOR – so the emphasis seems to be on things that are only experienced publicly (as you mentioned). Yet you must succeed with foundational elements of spiritual leadership – many times handled in private, or in smaller groups – in order to truly build a ministry that lasts. In other words, we are graded on externals, yet we need to be so much more than that, and do so much more than that. I’m not sure I’m communicating this well.

Anyway, I was not at all surprised that this made the top 15. I think worship pastors feel pulled in many different directions – and never able to win. I remember after one particular Easter our staff met. Half of them LOVED what we did on Easter morning (I planned and oversaw all of it) and half of them were very vocally disapproving of it. So I sat in a staff meeting while I – and my work – was torn apart. Yet as the congregation exited I got so many excited comments. But hearing many different opinions – after the fact – voiced be those who had no idea of the time, effort, hours I’d spent putting it together, and with no care for how this might make me feel – was depressing. To put it lightly.

I remember going home and wanting to quit.

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