“Occasionally people will do harm to the pastor and to the church itself by insisting that they continue to have the power and the control.”
“A lot of times in smaller churches, the pastors have to deal with bullies by themselves—again, the solo pastor is alone—they have to deal with this bully by themselves.”
“A solo pastor needs to look at the volunteers in the church as their staff.”
“As we can hand off ministry to other people in the church, typically the church begins to grow because you’re creating leaders in the church and, by definition, a leader has followers.”
“When you meet with your board…ask them to tell you and make a list of what they think you ought to be doing with your time during the week. And then once you have what the board thinks, then show them what you actually did during the week. And seek the advice of your leaders that you have in the church around you.”
“A lot of times the church will have expectations. The pastor has a set of expectations. But what I discovered is they never talk to each other.”
Mentioned in the Show
“The 10 Key Roles of a Pastor: Proven Practices for Balancing the Demands of Leading Your Church” by Dr. Gary McIntosh
“The Solo Pastor: Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges of Leading a Church Alone” by Dr. Gary McIntosh
