Pastor Guilt

When pastors think they are super heroes, they try to do all of the work themselves. Inevitably this means they have created an impossible job description that they can’t keep up with. Because of this, pastors live with an immense amount of guilt. When your identity is in the work of ministry, and not in Christ, then you will be unhealthy and full of pastor guilt. It’s time to get back to being busy with the right things that God has called us to do as pastors.

Show Notes

EPISODE TWO SHOW NOTES:

What is pastor guilt? Pastor guilt is the feeling of not measuring up to the impossible job description.
Pastors are not super heroes.
Pastors are called to equip the saints for the work of ministry (Ephesians 4:12).
An introduction to the APEST Model of Leadership:

Apostles — extend the gospel
Prophets — defend the gospel
Evangelists — share the gospel
Shepherds — caretakers of the gospel
Teacher — explain the gospel

Start with the APEST Model of Leadership and lead in your sweet spot. You should be spending the majority of your time in your strengths and what God created you to do.

QUOTES:

As pastors, we carry guilt around as a companion that both comforts us and motivates us.
Pastor guilt is why some people sacrifice their health and their families to ministry. They cannot create guardrails because their identity is not in Christ. Their identity is in the “work.”
High level leadership comes with a potential high level of guilt.
It always comes back to where we are finding our identity? We are not Super Man.
The best thing we can do as pastors is make disciples.
The first thing we need to do is learn how God has designed us, then we can figure out how to build our team around our weaknesses.
When you are not in your sweet spot, you are going to be unhealthy.
The impossible job description leaves us with pastor guilt because we can’t fulfill it.
Pastors all have the same job description, but that job description is played out in the strengths of the pastor.
The end goal is to fulfill your calling and have joy.
What you are doing as a pastor should be fun.