Before me are handwritten notes
that I took over a few weeks from various social media interactions,
emails, and a few phone calls. The total is nearly 200 separate
communications to me. I kept a record of them for one simple reason: I
wanted to identify the greatest pain points of pastors today.
In many ways, there are no surprises. Indeed, I doubt most of you
will be surprised at my findings. If nothing else, it is a good reminder
of how we can help our pastors, and how we can pray for them. Of
course, you will quickly see that they are not mutually exclusive. They
are listed in the order of frequency I noted.
- Criticism and conflict. I do have a few observations about this number one issue. First, it seems to be growing, and pastors seem to be experiencing greater challenges. Second, most of the issues of conflict are not doctrinal issues. Indeed, most are trivial issues. Finally, very few pastors are equipped and trained to deal with the steady stream of critics and crises. Continue at Thom Rainer
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