Getting out of the Ministry

What is a Pastor? (Acts 20:27 ESV) for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.

A true pastor will be a good biblical teacher and do so without fearing the congregation when he/she wants to or needs to speak on certain subjects. He/she will proclaim it and preach on Hell just as much as on Heaven without fear of repercussion. He/she will not bow down to the schemes of members who use money or influence to try and gain favor to the Pastor.

So, why are so many pastors quitting the ministry today? Because they are tired of the junk that follows the ministry. There are too many complaints from people inside the church. A pastor can handle the outside forces because they are coming from lost people. However, the inside forces will make a man/woman quit the ministry because they are just tired of the bickering and backbiting and complaining and the whining that comes from within the church. AND all in the name of Christianity no doubt!

If the grass isn't cut the proper way. If the songs are sung this way or that way. If the pastor visits my relative but not my relative. If He/she doesn't..... There comes a time when people need to walk a mile in a Pastors tracks and they will see the many hours at night when he/she is up praying for them. The many hours away from their families because a church member needs them and no one is suppose to know the nature of that visit. The many,many, many "please don't repeat this" counseling sessions where you hear someone just cheated on their spouse and you can't say anything to anyone b/c you just said you wouldn't. The heart aches of people telling lies about you. Spreading vicious rumors about you. Not waving at you when you wave at them. Not speaking to you when you speak to them. Avoiding you in stores and restaurants b/c you challenged them to live a Godly life. All of this builds up and you just get tired of caring for people who at times don't care for you, and you know it is the truth. There are church members who literally hate their pastors and they will do everything in their power to try and destroy that man/woman b/c of such hatred.

Your always the one that gets the blame when people leave a church. Your always the one that "never feeds" them who say they are not getting fed. There just comes a time when you want to throw your hands up and say, "to heck" with it all and quit! Church members will criticize your sermons if they are too long, or too short, or if it steps on their toes or.....He is preaching to my sins or why preach that type sermon or...Well, listen to me Preacher. Who called you to preach. Man or God? Jesus was betrayed by a man that He hand picked to walk with Him for three years. Don't quit! You are man's servant and the Word of God says your feet are blessed. Listen to me church member. Get with the program. Pray for your pastor. Talk to your pastor. Share your thoughts and insights. Pray for the Man of God. Is he perfect? No, He/she isn't. Will he/she make mistakes? Yes they will! Do you make mistakes? Does the Pastor throw you out when you make mistakes?