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eet Pastor Randy. Pastor Randy is the associate pastor at Your Community Church. He assists the senior pastor in project coordinating, oversees house church and new member ministriesā¦and is regarded as one of the nicest people in town.
Yet, despite his warm nature, Pastor Randy is a mystery man, with bivocational obligations keeping his church attendance in check.
Truth is: Randy is a road warriorā¦an aerial champion who travels heavily to meet the requirements of his personnel recruiter position. Unfortunately, due to his loaded schedule, his influence is somewhat hindered by limited availability.
No doubt, Randy is committed and takes his ministerial responsibility seriously. For instance, Randy will use his ādown timeā at an airport or hotel to catch up on weekly correspondences with church members and staff.
However, Randy finds it hard to keep pace relationally and organizationally, as heās often the last staff member to receive important updates (If only they use āSlackā). Furthermore, since Randy often misses out on opportunities to offer timely insight, the majority of church attendees arenāt aware of his spiritual giftings.
Randy has a devoted wife and a couple rambunctious kids who hold down the fort while heās away. When heās not on the road, Randy loves soaking up quality time with family and friends, whether itās at the movie theater or serving the homeless at his local community center.
Challenges:
- Limited availability.
- Tendency to over-rely on technology versus in-person interaction.
- Little time for family and peers due to heavy workload outside of church.
- Has little time to directly develop and mentor.
- Struggles to communicate from the road.
- Often feels invisible.
Opportunities:
- Is able to inspire others by a relentless and disciplined work ethic.
- Has stable job to provide for family.
- Is gifted in building meaningful connections with people wherever heās at.
- Has the tools to inspire people, even at a distance.
- Character constantly refined by āreal worldā experiences and challenges.
The challenge is real…and so are the opportunities. Do you fit into this profile? What are some other challenges or opportunities you have encountered? Share in the comments below.
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Meet Jack. Jack is a volunteer at Your Community Churchā¦and is involved. Very involved. So involved, heās often misunderstood to be a full-time staff member. Not like Jack seeks to milk the myth; heās just really passionate about serving people. Jack is a newly wed and works 30-40 hours a week as an Apple specialist at Best Buy. He has no kids, but dreams of having them, which is partly why he commits 25-30 hours a week as a volunteer in the youth and tech ministry programs. In the rare case, heās caught up on both work and church, Jack can be found hanging out with senior high youth at the rec center or movie theater.
Meet Pastor Joe. Pastor Joe is the pastor at Your Community Church. He preaches, teaches, visits hospitals, marries, buries, and even mows the lawn. Pastor Joe also works 30 something hours a week as a middle school teacher. He has a wife and two kids. In any given week, Pastor Joe is lesson planning and counseling a depressed congregant. He can most likely be found reading Matthew Henryās Commentary on the book of James while cheering his daughter on at soccer.
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