The Pastoral Job Description – Part 2

The 1-sentence job description for every Christian is to make disciples. The 1-sentence job description for pastors it to equip Christians to make disciples. We are called to go from DOERS of the ministry to EQUIPPER of others for the ministry. The problem is that pastors are often in the wrong lane, and they do not have a good sense of how God has specifically designed them to be equippers. Because of this, we are often busy in the wrong lane and busy with the wrong things.

Show Notes

EPISODE SIX SHOW NOTES:

THE PROBLEM: The problem is that pastors do not always operate out of their giftedness. The question is: How did God design you to equip the saints for the work of ministry? We are called to go from DOERS of the ministry to EQUIPPER of others. This is the 1-sentence job description of the pastor.
DESIGN-BASED JOB DESCRIPTION:

D — Desires (What are your specific desires that God has given me?)
E — Experiences (Because of your specific experiences, it will impact how you will lead. What are those experiences?)
S — Spiritual Growth (Where are we in our maturity — emotionally, relationally, etc)
I — Individual Style (We all are wired by God specifically with a unique style, personality, temperament, etc)
G — Gifts (We all have spiritual gifts. What are those?)
N — Natural Talents (Your natural

A Personal Mission Statement:

After leaders do the hard the work understanding their DESIGN-BASED JOB DESCRIPTION, you need to write your PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT.

How do evaluate your schedule?

Take a day out of the office and examine what it is you actually do.
Write down what you do each day of the week.
And then begin to identify the things that are sucking the life out of you and the things that energize you.
The goal is to identify the things that energize us.
This is where we will add the greatest value to the Kingdom of God.
Write out your perfect work week.
Create blocks of time in your schedule.
Begin to own your schedule and calendar

Creating the PERFECT Job Description:

Be busy with the 1-sentence job description of a pastor.
Be busy with the vision of your church and the vision of your Lead Pastor.
Next build out your DESIGN-BASED JOB DESCRIPTION.

EPISODE SIX QUESTIONS FOR YOUR TEAM:

How are you being a DOER of the ministry instead of an EQUIPPER of the ministry?
How are you currently leading your schedule? How are you not leading your schedule well?
What is your “stop doing list?”
What is the vision of your church?
How are you being busy with the vision of your church?