A Typical Day In The Life A Pastor
| 5:30am | Wake up to the alarm, tired from the previous day of ministry |
| 5:30am – 6:15am | Shower, breakfast, quiet time |
| 6:15am – 6:30am | Drive to church for Men’s Bible Study |
| 6:30am – 7:45am | Men’s Bible Study that the pastor leads |
| 7:45am – 8:30am | Impromptu meeting with a man, from the study who going through family crisis |
| 8:30am – 9:00am | Prepares for staff meeting |
| 9am – 10:30am | Leads and guides a staff meeting that includes: financial challenges, personnel issues, building needs, etc. |
| 10:30am – 11:15am | Counsels a couple that are dealing with the suicide of their youngest son |
| 11:15am – 12:30pm | Works on upcoming Sunday Sermon |
| 12:30pm – 1:45pm | Has a working lunch with a board member who is disgruntled with the direction the church is going |
| 1:45pm – 3:00pm | Travels to the local hospital to visit two church members who are recovering from major surgery |
| 3:00pm – 3:30pm | Returns to church office to find 11 messages and 47 emails in his inbox |
| 3:30pm – 4:15pm | Calls back three of the messages and runs out of time to respond to the other emails. |
| 4:15pm – 5:30pm | Attends daughter’s soccer game and turns his phone to silent |
| 5:30pm – 6:00pm | The family meets at In n’ Out Burger for dinner |
| 6:00pm – 7:15pm | Goes back to church office to meet with a couple who are getting married in the coming month to go over ceremony |
| 7:15pm – 8:00pm | Makes a few phone calls and responds to the most urgent email message from yesterday and today |
| 8:00pm – 8:45pm | Heads home and helps put the kids to bed |
| 8:45pm – 9:00pm | Kisses and hugs his wife |
| 9:00pm – 9:45pm | Begins to work on message for funeral service on Saturday |
| 9:45pm – 10:15pm | Receives a call from the Church bully who demands that his wife is featured in a solo during worship service in the coming month |
| 10:15pm – 11:00pm | Works on powerpoint for Sunday’s sermon |
| 11:00pm – 11:30pm | Watches Sportscenter while his wife gracefully snores next to him. She has been frustrated with the demands of the church and is beginning to become resentful of being a pastor’s wife and him. |
| 11:30pm – 11:40pm | His nightly prayer: Heavenly Father, I love you but I can’t keep doing this day after day. I feel like a failure. I am exhausted. I can’t talk to anyone and I feel like a hamster on a wheel. My wife and I are struggling. My kids don’t know me because I am never around. I wish I never said “Yes” to this calling. Help me Lord Jesus.” |
| 11:40pm – | Sleep is elusive with too much on his mind |