Pastoral Leadership

“For starters, there’s oversharing. We’re hardly meant, as ambassadors of Christ, to talk about ourselves all the time. Also, not everyone in the church needs to know about everything you struggle with.” - TGC

“There is obviously much to be learned from both successful CEOs and also great generals, but both models can quickly become toxic. When either becomes the primary model for Christian leadership, is it any wonder that domineering pastors result?” - Christian Leaders

“ ‘Pastor Nick and my son, even as [the apostle] Paul knelt and he prayed, I put my hands in your hands today as a sign and a symbol to our people that God is transferring this to you,’ Floyd said as both he and his son knelt before Cross Church’s combined congregations at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Ark.” - BPNews

“According to a comprehensive new religious freedom and pluralism report released by the Barna Group this year, 9 out of 10 Christian pastors say helping Christians have biblical beliefs about specific issues is a major part of their role as clergy.” - Christianity Today

“Edwards’s theology of joy sustained him in ministry because he put joy at the center of his ministry. It’s the thread that’s woven through all of his theology.” - TGC

“I often say that I have the spiritual gift of brevity, the ability to reduce 15 hours of sermon preparation into a 10-minute devotional. For that reason I have written out, word for word, my sermons for 25 years.” - TGC

“I would say churches that do that are taking a step beyond what Scripture permits, what Scripture calls us to and they’re choosing to operate in a way that is contrary to 1 Timothy 3” - Christian Post

“Some people are openly arrogant. Even if they don’t always recognize it, others quickly see it in them….many of us struggle privately with ego. To help you determine if that’s the case for you, here are some signs honest, vulnerable pastors have shared with me over the years.” - Church Leaders

“…when pastors were asked about their qualifications for handling sexual problems, less than a third of them reported that they felt ‘very qualified’ to address 15 of the 18 sexual issues in the survey.” - C. Post

#1: The Solo Pastor… #2: The Silo Pastor… #3: The Super Pastor…#4: The Pragmatic Pastor… - 9 Marks