In all the posts I’ve read (and written) about the shortage of pastoral candidates, Maclean’s third reason is one that few have the courage to articulate. It just doesn’t sound right to suggest that we have too many churches.
The murder, assassination, martyrdom of Charlie Kirk combined with the unhinged reaction of so many on the left lead me to the following conclusions.
Based on what I’ve seen over the last four years, the overwhelming majority of SBTC pastors seem to be in favor of a consistent complementarian position – one that reserves the title and office of elder / pastor / shepherd / overseer to qualified men.
Even though most regular pastors won’t have a staff like the mega-church down the street, you will likely have a couple of key people on your leadership team.
I think we should have “funerals.” Furthermore, I think funerals should be sad. Let me explain.
Regular pastors won’t make a big impact through any external, worldly metric of success. However, regular pastors can make a big impact in the following four ways.
Long before Barnabas proved himself faithful in big things, he first proved himself faithful in little things.
The issue of female pastors has proved incredibly division within the SBC, and I don’t think the divisiveness is going to get better any time soon.
Should church members have access to their pastor? My answers (plural) to this question are no, and it depends, and yes.
Regular Pastor 