I am reading a book by Charles Barna, ‘The Power of Team Leadership’. Just a few pages into the book detailed exactly why our company exists. In the book, Mr. Barna is stating the case that our (churches) have set the standard required of their leader so high that successfully accomplishing it would be unnattainable. He states that we are all expecting our pastors to be able to do everything, and be responsible for everything. It doesn’t take long to see where the break point is going to be in this situation. No wonder 80% of pastors state they have felt burnt out and needed to take a break from ministry. Barna re-itterates his point my stating that Jesus choose 12 men to spread the message of Christianity, also stating that if He had depended on one person, we may not have Christianity today.
Why do we put such high expectations on our pastors and leaders?