Do you believe that you have received a Call to be a Pastor? Are you considering being a Pastor? Here are some expectations that you face.

1. The PastorThe Pastor
 SpiritualitySpirituality –– models an authentic spiritualmodels an authentic spiritual
life.life.
 Leadership –Leadership – casts vision and motivatescasts vision and motivates
toward fulfilment of the mission.toward fulfilment of the mission.
 MentoringMentoring – develops Leaders, especially– develops Leaders, especially
among the youth and young adults.among the youth and young adults.
 TeachingTeaching – equips disciples to do the work– equips disciples to do the work
of ministry.of ministry.

2. The PastorThe Pastor
 PreachingPreaching –– shares the revealed Word ofshares the revealed Word of
GOD.GOD.
 EvangelizingEvangelizing –– brings unbelievers tobrings unbelievers to
faith.faith.
 CounsellingCounselling –– helps people to cope withhelps people to cope with
the ups and downs of life.the ups and downs of life.
 SolemnizingSolemnizing – brings GOD’s presence– brings GOD’s presence
during the observance of Sacraments, funerals,during the observance of Sacraments, funerals,
dedications.dedications.

3. The PastorThe Pastor
 AdministrationAdministration – facilitates planning,– facilitates planning,
organizing, and implementation of organizationalorganizing, and implementation of organizational
goals.goals.
 Job InterviewerJob Interviewer – nominates persons to– nominates persons to
be employed by the church.be employed by the church.
 Performance ManagerPerformance Manager – appraises– appraises
the work of subordinates.the work of subordinates.
 Problem Solving / ConflictProblem Solving / Conflict
ResolutionResolution – facilitates two-way– facilitates two-way
communication to a win-win situation.communication to a win-win situation.

4. The PastorThe Pastor
 VisitationVisitation – engages congregation,– engages congregation,
community, and persons in crisis (hospital,community, and persons in crisis (hospital,
prison, bereavement).prison, bereavement).
 Community AdvocateCommunity Advocate – works in the– works in the
community to alleviate social problems.community to alleviate social problems.
 Church LiaisonChurch Liaison – promotes and attends– promotes and attends
organizational rallies, seminars, workshops.organizational rallies, seminars, workshops.
 HostHost – offers hospitality to visiting ministers of– offers hospitality to visiting ministers of
the gospel.the gospel.

5. The PastorThe Pastor
 EditorEditor – edits church’s web content and– edits church’s web content and
offline publications.offline publications.
 ScholarScholar – engages in lifelong learning.– engages in lifelong learning.
 PublisherPublisher – publishes sermons and / or– publishes sermons and / or
books.books.
 StewardSteward – models & promotes the giving of– models & promotes the giving of
one’s tithe, time, and talent.one’s tithe, time, and talent.

6. The PastorThe Pastor
 Worship LeaderWorship Leader –– is the chiefis the chief
celebrant at worship services.celebrant at worship services.
 Event PlannerEvent Planner –– supervises thesupervises the
hosting of Special Events.hosting of Special Events.
 HousekeeperHousekeeper –– opens, closes, andopens, closes, and
cleans (inside & outside) the smallercleans (inside & outside) the smaller
church.church.
 Change ManagementChange Management –– preparesprepares
congregation to accept change.congregation to accept change.

7. The PastorThe Pastor
 Team Leader –Team Leader – develops highdevelops high
performing Teams.performing Teams.
 Disciplinarian –Disciplinarian – seeks to correctseeks to correct
errant behaviour by church members.errant behaviour by church members.
 Chair, meetingsChair, meetings –– brings wisdombrings wisdom
and experience to deliberations.and experience to deliberations.
 Recommender –Recommender – writes characterwrites character
recommendations in behalf ofrecommendations in behalf of
parishioners.parishioners.

8. The PastorThe Pastor
 Statistical Co-ordinatorStatistical Co-ordinator ––
supervises the preparation of allsupervises the preparation of all
Statistical Reports.Statistical Reports.
 TrusteeTrustee – signs legal documents in– signs legal documents in
behalf of the church.behalf of the church.
 Official RepresentativeOfficial Representative – official– official
spokesperson of the churchspokesperson of the church ..
 BenefactorBenefactor – personally assists the– personally assists the
needy.needy.