The Pastoral Job Description – Part 1

After spending 4-weeks discussing why many pastors are unhealthy, we look at the actual job description of the pastor from Ephesians 4:11-12. The job description of the pastor is to equip the saints for the work of ministry, but the Bible never tells us how to actually do that. In this episode, we encourage pastors to begin the journey of self-awareness to be able to lead in the right lane.

Show Notes

  • THE PROBLEM: We spent the first four episodes defining the problem. Pastors have to get better at understanding their job description and living in their sweet spot.
  • Most pastors have no idea how to build their day-to-day job description.
  • We must lead our schedule
  • We must have a clear job description
  • The emphasis on multisite and video venues
  • The current COVID-19 pandemic
  • What are the pastoral qualifications? Why start here?
  • 1 Timothy 3
  • Titus 1
  • 1 Peter 5
  • We have to start with qualifications before we start with responsibilities
  • What is the 1-sentence job description of a pastor?
  • The job description of a pastor is to equip the saints for the work of ministry.
  • What is our WIN as pastors?
  • The win is always to MAKE DISCIPLES.
  • The Great Commission.
  • The Great Commandment.
  • What was the model of Jesus?
  • Relational discipleship.
  • Clarity of purpose.
  • The question for pastors: How has God designed me to be the most effective disciple-maker I can be?
  • We have to know who we are and how God has gifted us, and then equip people out of our giftedness.
  • We want to have a DESIGN-BASED Job Description.
  • Desires
  • Experiences
  • Spiritual Growth
  • Individual Style
  • Gifts
  • Natural Talents
QUOTES:
  • Before you know it, your schedule is slammed packed. It doesn’t matter if your church is 20-people or 2,000 people.
  • The problem is always schedule overload.
  • We must always start with the job qualifications and then talk about the job responsibilities.
  • The one sentence job description of a pastor is to equip the saints for the work of ministry.
  • We must always start with THE WHY.
  • Pastors are not DOERS. They are EQUIPPERS.
  • The WIN is always to MAKE DISCIPLES.
  • Jesus is both the message and the method. He gives us a clear model for ministry.
  • We have to equip people out of our giftedness.
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