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Leadership Expectations as a Source of Pastoral Pain

On By Don PucikIn Discipleship, Leadership, PastorLeave a comment

I’m old enough to recall when “leadership” became the latest buzzword among pastors. The key to being a good pastor was to become a good “leader.” I won’t bore you with the history of how it happened, but gradually we replaced “discipleship” with “leadership” as a primary pastoral objective. (Ironically, the seminary that pioneered secular …

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The Beatdown: Runaway Expectations in the Life of a Pastor

On By Don PucikIn Indwelling Christ, Pastor, Work1 Comment

Not. One. More. Thing. He was physically tired and emotionally spent. For four years he had done everything he knew to get the church growing again, but with no visible results. He no longer looked forward to preaching. Committee meetings had become gripe sessions. The mounting criticism of his leadership was withering to his soul. …

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