An encouraging short presentation for pastors to read when they are tired, discouraged, burned out, or ready to quit. Statistics say that pastors have high expectations placed upon them that result in feelings of stress and pressure. This presentation gives 5 common problems pastors feel, and then 5 solutions from God's word to help you reinvigorate your call to the ministry. God bless you!

1. How to
Navigate
Your Calling
as a Pastor
By Pastor Lee McFarland

2. How does the
average pastor
feel on a
Monday morning?
By Pastor Lee McFarland

3. 1.
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Tired.

4. Researchers say
a pastor expends
the same amount
of energy
delivering one sermon
as most people expend
in 30 hours
at a regular job.
By Pastor Lee McFarland

5. 2.
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TOO
Busy.

6. Most pastors…
• Work 60 hours/week
• Have 1 day off/week
• Have little time for:
 family
marriage
rest
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7. 3.
Pressure
d.
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8. Pastors are
expected to be:
• Godly, spiritual & humble
• Great communicators
• Brilliant business leaders
• Compassionate caregivers
• Friendly and social
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9. 4.
EXCITED
ABOUT
THE
Good
THINGS.
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10. Pastors are
full of FAITH:
• Expecting great things
• Relying on God
“God’s work done God’s
way will never lack God’s
favor.”
- Pastor Rick
By Pastor Lee McFarland

11. 5.
BUT,
WONDERIN
G IF IT’S
Worth It
All.
By Pastor Lee McFarland

12. Charisma magazine
poll of 3,000 pastors:
 80% say that pastoral
ministry has had a negative
effect on their children.
 97% of pastors say they
were inadequately trained
for the challenges they
face.
 70% say they constantly
fight depression.
By Pastor Lee McFarland

13. Charisma magazine
poll of 3,000 pastors:
 70% say they feel
underpaid.
 65% say they have thought
about quitting the ministry
within the last 30 days.
 70% say they do not have
someone they consider a
close friend.
By Pastor Lee McFarland

14. SO…. You might be
asking yourself…
Why AM I
IN THE
Ministry?
By Pastor Lee McFarland

15. I WILL RENEW
MY CALLING
TO THE
MINISTRY BY…
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16. 1.
Submittin
g MYSELF
TO
GOD’S
Leading.
By Pastor Lee McFarland

17. “It ’s in Christ that we find
out who we are and what we
are living for. Long before
we first heard of Christ and
got our hopes up, he had his
eye on us, had designs on us
for glorious living, part of
the overall purpose he is
working out in everything
and everyone. ” (Msg)
Ephes. 1:11

18. 2.
Opening
MYSELF
TO
GOD’S
Holy
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19. “And in the same way – by
our faith – the Holy Spirit
helps us with our daily
problems and in our
praying. For we don ’t even
know what we should pray
for nor how to pray as we
should, but the Holy Spirit
prays for us with such
Romans 8:26-27 (Living)
feeling that is cannot be
expressed in words.

20. And the Father who
knows all hearts knows,
of course, what the Spirit
is saying as he pleads for
us in harmony with God ’s
own will. ”
Romans 8:26-27 (Living)

21. 3.
Giving
MYSELF
TO
GOD’S
People.
By Pastor Lee McFarland

22. “Again Jesus said,
‘Simon son of John, do
you truly love me? ’ He
answered, ‘Yes, Lord,
you know that I love
you. ’ Jesus said, ‘Take
care of my sheep. ’”
John 21:16 (NIV)

23. 4.
Challengin
g MYSELF
WITH
GOD’S
By Pastor Lee McFarland

24. “The master said,
‘Then go to the
country roads.
Whoever you find,
drag them in. I
want my house
full! ’”
Luke 14:23 (Msg)

25. 5.
Rechargin
g MYSELF
WITH
GOD’S
By Pastor Lee McFarland

26. “For God is working in
you, giving you the
desire to obey him
and the power to do
what pleases him. ”
Philip. 2:13 (NLT)