16/02/2026
PRAY FOR YOUR PASTOR
Pastors are under attack today in every denomination & in every country. They are attacked from WITHIN their own churches by disgruntled attendees, WITHIN their own spirits by the devil & from WITHOUT by those who don't even attend or aren't members of the church that they have the privilege & responsibility to lead.
It's no wonder so many pastors are often discouraged, exhausted, frustrated & in their minds (if not in actuality) have tendered their resignations. Statistics say that pastors move from church to church or from church to another line of work at an alarming rate.
PRAY FOR YOUR PASTOR
- 97% of pastors have been betrayed, falsely accused or hurt by their trusted friends.
- 70% of pastors battle depression.
- 7,000 churches close each year.
- 1,500 pastors quit each month.
- 10% will retire a pastor.
- 80% of pastors feel discouraged.
- 94% of pastors families feel the pressure of ministry.
- 78% of pastors have no close friends.
- 90% of pastors report working 55-75 hours per week.
Before you judge your pastor, imagine you are the pastor and you have to deal with a church full of people like you...every day.
Beverly and I have no complaints. We are blessed to be in covenant with an incredible Bfwc Indianapolis family. We count it an honor to pastor such wonderful people. However, pastoring a church requires EVERYTHING we have...physically, emotionally & spiritually. We completely rely on The Lord for wisdom, grace & strength. We always covet prayer.
Pastoring a church is not easy. (If you do it right, it's not easy.) If you are in it for the position, it might be easy. But when you do it for the glory of God, you sometimes have to do the hard things. One of the things Paul told Titus to do as a pastor of the church in Crete was to "set in order the things that are wanting..." (Titus 1:5)
Spiritual leadership is MORE than just preaching the Bible. It involves leading God's people in the way the Lord would have them to go. It involves making decisions that are not always popular with everyone, but they must be done.
The pastor is the one who is going to give an account for the church. Hebrews 13:17 makes that pretty clear. "Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you." So since the pastor is going to give account for the church he pastors, he has to lead as the Lord leads him.
If you have a pastor that you're thankful for & love...PRAY for them every day. They are often dealing with complex issues, regarding families & faith for those they lead, that require a great amount of wisdom.
To God be the glory!
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