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When Pastors don't Measure Up to Others' Expectations
Yesterday I began a series of blogs to unpack this issue: what should pastors do when people in our churches compare us to other more "successful" pastors.
In that blog, I shared an email a pastor received from someone in his church who boasted about another super-successful pastor and his church. He was tempted to respond with sarcasm.
I don't recommend sarcasm.
So, how should we respond when we feel compared to others?
Here are my thoughts.
- Recognize that comparison comes with the territory. As the old adage goes, "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."
- Ask yourself when you feel compared, "Is God trying to teach me something?"...about my confidence in where God has me...about what I can learn from this other pastors...about how I receive unpleasant messages.
- Respond with a gracious spirit to the person who compares.
- Don't read in ill motives. Perhaps someone in your church simply wanted to share how God used another spiritual leader in his or her life.
- Thank God for blessing the other pastor.
Published on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 10:25 AM CDT
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