Solo Pastor: Understanding and Overcoming the Challenges of Leading a Church Alone

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Pastor Jed Manders "I have been so privileged and encouraged to be ministered to by Brian Thorstad as I have served as an Interim Pastor here in central Wisconsin. But if we’re deeply involved in them because they get us away from a disappointing ministry which we’re neglecting, giving us “strokes” that we’re not getting from our congregations, something is wrong. A pastor often feels pressured to be a preacher, a teacher, a counselor, a shepherd, an evangelist, a leader, an administrator, a CEO, a financial expert, a janitor, a holy person, and a human being. On the contrary, the “job” – especially the job of the small church’s sole or solo leader – is regarded by many as one of the most stressful on earth. Books about church leadership are often written by pastors of multi-staff churches, or they assume readers lead such churches.

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When the pastor faces criticism, betrayal, or anger from someone in the congregation, who can he talk to?I’ve seen pastors come up with varying strategies for being able to “stay in,” in spite of the difficulties.

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The “woods are full” of good men who have served as solo pastors who are now selling insurance, building homes or working at Home Depot.A solo-pastor church can adequately add only one new ministry a year, and perhaps retool two other ministries. Also beneficial can be the availability of time and energy for pastoral visitation that married clergy may no longer have. In addition to the extreme pressure pastors put on themselves, churches often have overwhelming expectations of their pastor. per cent of all households last year, more than the percentage of couples with children, couples without children, single-parent families, multiple family households and all other combinations of people living together. But if leading a church is what God made you to do, I don’t want to see anything keep you from doing it.