Gaining Some Perspective

This past weekend, I was given the opportunity to have a very unique experience. I was asked to preach before our congregation while our pastor was out of town at a wedding. Let me tell you, it gave me a new respect for all that a pastor needs to take care of.

Fortunately, I had several weeks to prepare for my sermon, but it still took up a lot of time to put it together. And then there was the whole public speaking aspect, which I haven't had to do since I led recitations in graduate school. Let me tell you that flow is no easy task.

And I didn't even have to worry about getting calls at home for prayer, making any hospital visits or any number of other pastoral responsibilities.

What I'm getting at is reiterating how important it is to have specific roles when it comes to the church website. In smaller churches where there is only one pastor (which happens to be most churches), we cannot expect the pastor to find the time for one more thing to worry about. If the pastor would like a blog, then more power to 'em, but expecting them to take on the responsibility of providing the church website's content is probably too much to ask.

So, I encourage you once again to spread the responsibilities among several people if at all possible. Once all the cogs are in place, it's much easier to function as a well-oiled machine.