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Surprise 4:
How pastors learn to manage time
When Bill Vest came to Wildwood Baptist Church in Englewood, Tennessee, the
church didn't have a budget, constitution, or formal organizational structure.
That lack created a huge amount of work. "After five years," he says, "we now
have some systems in place to make decisions, organize ministry, and fulfill
our vision."
Vest was also de facto construction supervisor on their church's addition,
pounding nails by day and doing ministry by night. "It about killed me," he
admits.
Thankfully, the church recognized how tired their pastor was and released
Vest from all responsibilities except preaching until he feels rejuvenated. "I
think we've entered a new stage in the lifecycle of this church," he says.
"I've learned how not to work. Now I'm learning how to work smart, how to
become a better steward of my life so I can do this for a long, long time."
The Leadership study showed that most pastors have had to learn "how to work
smart" through painful trial and error. More than half of pastors have never
had any training in time management. And more than one-third don't use any
type of time-management tool.
The survey showed that many pastors desire to learn more about managing time
(see page 88).
Surprise 5:
How pastors feel about their work
Almost two-thirds of pastors dream occasionally of a Monday-through-Friday,
eight-to-five job. One pastor wrote, "Just once I'd like to have a three-day
weekend to go camping or visit family like my parishioners do." (The reality,
though, is that less than one-third of today's workers have jobs on a fixed
schedule of daylight, weekday hours, according to University of Maryland
demographer Harriet Presser, and that number may be declining.)
Still, in spite of the long hours and roller-coaster emotional stress, over
80 percent of pastors feel satisfied with their current workload. Even more
striking, an overwhelming 91 percent of pastors feel satisfied with the kind
of work they do. That far exceeds the 64 percent of American workers (ages
30-49) who can say the same.
One reason for the satisfaction: the flexible schedule. More than half of
pastors list "flexibility" as the number-one benefit of their work schedule.
For example, Kathryn Moore Newman, assistant rector of St. Mark's on the Mesa
Episcopal Church in Albuquerque, appreciates that she has "flexibility around
inflexible responsibilities."
Being able to borrow an hour in the middle of the day to attend a child's
classroom party is a perk not available to many professionals. According to
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 15 percent of workers in the private
sector currently have the option of working a "flex" schedule.
The survey revealed key differences between pastors who feel satisfied and
those who don't.
The most satisfied group of pastors are methodical about taking care of
themselves and setting limits. They: limit their work to from 45 to 50 hours
per week (rather than the 55-hour average) have learned to live with
unfinished business use all of their annual vacation (average: 25 days)
consistently take at least one full day off each week.
Reull Navarro, pastor of United International Christian Church in Royal Oak,
Michigan, expresses the satisfaction many pastors feel. He immigrated from the
Philippines in 1980 to work as a graphic artist for a major studio in Los
Angeles. "I loved my work and the chance to work in the entertainment
industry," he says, "but the greatest satisfaction of my week came when I led
Bible studies as a lay leader in my church. After a while, I had to decide, Do
I want to invest my life entertaining people, or enlightening people about the
life-changing message of Christ?
"As a church planter, I work far more hours for far less pay. But the
compensation comes in seeing that the gospel really does change lives. You
can't put a price tag on that. This is about eternity."
Ed Rowell is associate editor of Leadership.
Copyright(c) 1998 by the author or Christianity Today, Inc./Leadership
Journal.
