From time to time, people some times ask the question above. Having had the honor and privilege of being on the pastoral staff of a church myself at one time and being in ministry work for well over 30 years, I have a bit of an insight into this question. Here is how I see it.
The preacher is a teacher, though he has to solicit his own class. He heals without pills or knife, truthfully, it's the Lord doing the healing, the pastor is just His insturment. He is a lawyer, a social worker, an editor, a philosopher, a salesman, a handy decorative piece for public functions, an entertainer, a chairman of the building fund and a first-class janitor.
People come to him and he goes to the people. He rejoices when they rejoice and weeps when they weep. He visits the sick, marries the young, buries the dead, prepares and delivers speeches to every organization under the sun, and tries to stay sweet when he is abused for not calling on certain people. He helps plan the program of the church and meets with every group he can, which may mean that some nights he must attend two and three meetings.
When he lies down at night, he is burdened and prays for certain "sheep," their weaknesses, their problems, and their absence from the service. And, oh yes, in his spare time, he prepares and delivers several sermons, Bible lessons, for some - radio programs, class messages, etc. And when Monday comes and some chap roars, "What an easy job you preachers have!" he tries to smile and keep sweet.
Have you ever heard the above question asked? Or the remark made thoughtlessly, "What an easy task the pastor has! He speaks about 20 minutes twice on Sunday and once on Wednesday with the rest of the week all his own!"
Let's not go into the fact that pastors normally aren't paid what they are worth. When you compare the amount of work and time involved, many other professions receive greater earthly rewards. Thank God most pastor's aren't seeking those earthly rewards.
The preacher is a teacher, though he has to solicit his own class. He heals without pills or knife, truthfully, it's the Lord doing the healing, the pastor is just His insturment. He is a lawyer, a social worker, an editor, a philosopher, a salesman, a handy decorative piece for public functions, an entertainer, a chairman of the building fund and a first-class janitor.
People come to him and he goes to the people. He rejoices when they rejoice and weeps when they weep. He visits the sick, marries the young, buries the dead, prepares and delivers speeches to every organization under the sun, and tries to stay sweet when he is abused for not calling on certain people. He helps plan the program of the church and meets with every group he can, which may mean that some nights he must attend two and three meetings.
When he lies down at night, he is burdened and prays for certain "sheep," their weaknesses, their problems, and their absence from the service. And, oh yes, in his spare time, he prepares and delivers several sermons, Bible lessons, for some - radio programs, class messages, etc. And when Monday comes and some chap roars, "What an easy job you preachers have!" he tries to smile and keep sweet.
Have you ever heard the above question asked? Or the remark made thoughtlessly, "What an easy task the pastor has! He speaks about 20 minutes twice on Sunday and once on Wednesday with the rest of the week all his own!"
Let's not go into the fact that pastors normally aren't paid what they are worth. When you compare the amount of work and time involved, many other professions receive greater earthly rewards. Thank God most pastor's aren't seeking those earthly rewards.
Even with all these aggravations and abuse sometime, most pastor's would rather be divinely called ministers of the gospel than be anything else.
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