Realistic Expectations From a Life of Ministry

You can expect personal life transformation. God will change your perspectives, plans, and your understanding of ministry and its outcomes.

How changing our expectations of ministry can help us avoid ...

Write these expectations down – make them real; look at them. If you are having a hard time identifying them, think about your church experience ...

Unrealistic Expectations Of Pastoring - 95Network

Pastoring is what you do. It's not who you are. Defining the purpose, or importance, of your life by being a pastor is neither helpful nor ...

Expectations! Expectations! - GC Ministerial Association

... live, to enjoy life, and to minister. 2. Ask God to reveal to you your ... God's expectations are the most reasonable and realistic. He requires us to ...

Are Our Church Expectations Realistic? - RELEVANT

The best expectation you can have for your pastor is that he or she constantly work to maintain physical, emotional, relational and spiritual ...

Great Expectations in Ministry - Just Between Us

How do you handle the great expectations in ministry when congregations often impose unrealistic expectations on its leaders ... life of the ...

Realistic Expectations - Alongside Ministry Wives

#4. Different ministry contexts come with different demands. We have to watch our capacities and adapt. When Craig was an Associate Pastor, teaching at Denver ...

Expectation Versus Reality For Pastor + Congregation

The pastor is sometimes forced to try to live up to unrealistic expectations ... Being actively involved in church life prior to entering ministry has its ...

Managing Expectations - Gentle Reformation

I think pastors should have high expectations for themselves. The ministry is important and what we expect from ourselves reflects the value we ...

Unrealistic Ministry Expectations: What's a Pastor to Do? | Opinion

And yes, it's a problem as pastors think about their life in the church. What is this problem? Unrealistic expectations. I am convinced we ...

Expectations of a Pastor | 1 Peter 5:1-4 | Passion Creek Church

In 1 Peter 5, God lays out the three expectations for every pastor: to be an elder, a shepherd, and an overseer.

Realistic Expectations in Ministry

Ministry will not be filled with nothing but insurmountable problems. Going into ministry with too low of expectations can lead to half-hearted ...

Churches Need Realistic Expectations for Pastor - Good Faith Media

I am convinced that full-time pastoral ministry is one of the last professions in the world in which a person has to be competent, preferably ...

Starting well. Observations on establishing ministry expectations

I think one of the most difficult things about full-time ministry is establishing and maintaining realistic ministry expectations.

Managing Expectations - The Aquila Report

The ministry is important and what we expect from ourselves reflects the value we place on it. It's also good for congregations to have ...

What Are Your Expectations Of A Pastor/Minister's Family Life?

All eyes are always on the minister's family and having been on both sides, as a full-time vocational minister and years as someone with a ...

Missionary Expectations - RP Global Missions

Ultimately, faith in the faithfulness of God will be the ballast for us as we walk through life and ministry with expectations that we realize ...

Realistic Expectations - The Church Collective

The vast majority of us serve in churches where our worship and tech ministries are made up of 100% volunteers and not professional musicians.

Church Planting with Great (Realistic) Expectations - Gladwin Joseph

One of the greatest joys in church planting is experiencing the work of God. It is witnessing God bring people from death to life and conforming ...

Expectations of the Pastor's Family - Tabletalk Magazine

1. Being faithful church members. · 2. Supporting the ministry of your pastors. · 3. Helping find the balance of family and ministry life. · 4. Being willing to ...