10 Random Things To Know About Pastors—Or At Least This One

Have you ever wondered what a pastor is? We often get the wrong idea about the men of God. I’ve well-read pastors are often misunderstood particularly by people who haven’t known a pastor personally. It’s surely a unique occupation.

It is not completely abnormal for a pastor to be misunderstood.

Bishop TD Jakes

Here are 10 random things to know about pastors.

These are true for me, but I suspect they may be for your pastor too.

The temptations you face—They face. They are not immune to temptation. They are human. You shouldn’t be surprised when they make mistakes. They need lots of grace. They should be held accountable, but ultimately they are accountable to God—just as you are.

The larger the church gets—the less they know about anything. But this can be true of any church size where other people are empowered to lead. Ask them anything. They may or may not have an answer. Sometimes, however, you save both of your time if you email the staff or volunteer leader more likely to know—but they can always forward an email or your questions.

The better the message—the longer it takes for them prepare it. There are rare exceptions to this for many pastors. If they are going to have a descent message they will have to take time away from other responsibilities to prepare. This could mean they are not everywhere you hoped they would be.

Even though they are teaching it—they may not yet have mastered it. Hopefully they are working on it, but they teach the whole counsel of God—the Bible—and they try to remain a work in progress in many areas of it.

They get nervous every time they start to preach—sometimes sick to their stomach nervous. If you didn’t notice—well, glad they always try to get better at covering. But as a member of the church you do them a tremendous blessing if you whisper a prayer as they step up to preach.

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