As you lead your congregation to maintain an unwavering focus on Jesus and His gospel mission, here are four pastoral priorities to remember.
Maintaining this focus on the person and work of Jesus remains elusive in the modern era. A recent study by Lifeway Research reveals nearly half of pastors (48%) confess navigating their church members’ strong opinions on non-essential issues is a major challenge. And many pastors struggle with navigating people’s political views (44%) and caring too much about people’s approval or criticism (32%) in the church. For younger pastors, these are even larger obstacles.
Selecting pastoral priorities
Pastoral Priorities: Returning to the One Thing
FGGAM Shares a Biblical Worldview Everyday:
“The Biblical worldview says there is a God—One who is personal, powerful and caring—who created the world and everything in it. It states unequivocally that man is created in God’s image, living in essence as God’s co-regent over creation. Mankind—born and unborn, rich and poor, able and disabled—has intrinsic worth. Almighty God is a sovereign God, ruler over nations, states, empires, and governments. He is to be worshiped and obeyed through the precepts and principles revealed in His infallible Word. He not only exists, but He is sovereign over all of history according to His wisdom and purposes, and He is intimately involved in every aspect of life.”