So the past couple of weeks I have been confronted by how easy it is to consider my title of my occupation and think of myself in a different place than other people that are just like me. I believe that this debilitates me in being able to complete the work that is presented to me and do it in a way that is respectable, loving, and responsible. And now it is time for the rant :)
I where many "hats" in my various positions with the organizations that I serve. I'm a Press Box Assistant/Public Address Announcer. Not much to think about there right? However, sometimes, and I am pretty sure that there are two or three people that would attest to this, I would get frustrated when people in the Press Box wouldn't submit to my wishes and my demands concerning when things should be done and the manner in which they would be done.
At Bethel for Men's Basketball, I don't REALLY have an official title, I just manage the things that happen on Gamedays, SOOOO I made one up: Manager (sometimes Director) of Gameday Operations. You can just imagine how that makes my head explode.
But the big one that I am confronted with is the title of Pastor, which I don't have yet, however, am already contemplating. I think that it is important for someone who carries the title of Pastor to realize that they are NOT the only counsel that people have in their lives. For some reason I think that pastors have the innate ability to think that no matter the situation, people should tell them details and give them "special revelation" as I will call it here, into the things that are troubling and the things that are hurting. But who ever said that the Pastor will be the only one to know these things?
1 Christendomonians 3:6-7 (written by Timothy of course :D )
And about the concerns of the Pastor. Tell them anything and everything so that they may be informed and give you their take on every situation that presents itself in your life. Through this you will become holy.
Obviously this is a joke, however, I think that this can become a trap for pastors and even people in ministry or life that are regarded as someone who is a good counsel for things. We can't allow ourselves to assume an amount of trust. We can realize trust, however, we simply cannot just create it and assume that it is there.
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14
p.s. Don't worry, I have another post coming with all the pictures from Monday and A Town Hall Meeting with President Barack Obama but I have to figure Picasa out. :D
1 comment:
I have the sense that when it comes to the title of pastor, there are people who wear their hearts on their sleeves and people who won't tell the pastor anything, but I think the majority of people relate to their pastor in the middle grounds in that they'll only tell him/her enough as not to incriminate themselves too much. You can only really council people with as much information as you recieve from them.
I wonder if an issue is whether or not you, coming into the title of pastor, believe you can really trust other people to give council to the things people aren't willing to tell you.
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