Pastor's day/week

[TheCosmicGospel]

I think it would be interesting for the pastors to give a sense of what their typical day/week looks like.

When do you get up.

What do you do during "office hours".

 

[Willy]

I think it would be interesting for the pastors to give a sense of what their typical day/week looks like.

When do you get up.

What do you do during "office hours".

I generally get up at 5:30 Exercise for two hours or so. Head to the office by 8:30-9:00. Am generally in the office in the morning. And often out and about in the afternoon. Since the church I serve is relatively large I have to supervise staff, lots of programs, and do a lot of counseling and in-office pastoral care. So sometimes I don't get out as much as I would like. I generally am home by 5-5:30. Many nights I am back at church sometimes from 6 on or 7 on. It's a busy life. Mondays are generally my day off. But the last three week I have had funerals.

 

[Willy]

What I do during office hours is prepare for sermons, classes that I teach, a bunch of administration, coordinate the work that I do for community organizations.

 

[LutheranandLonely]

What I do during office hours is prepare for sermons, classes that I teach, a bunch of administration, coordinate the work that I do for community organizations.

So how much time is left for visitations to invalids and shut-ins?

 

[LutheranandLonely]

I think it would be interesting for the pastors to give a sense of what their typical day/week looks like.

When do you get up.

What do you do during "office hours".

Different pastors get up at different times. He knows his ability to put a sermon together with whatever time he allows himself. His schedule must be flexible to handle the unexpected interruptions of people who need to see him at that minute, or a member going to the hospital for surgery or even a death. Somedays may be longer than others because the needs of the flock outweight the needs of the Pastor. He is a servant called on to lead his flock and he must be available.

However, he too, needs a break every now and again. He should give himself a day off when he can spend it with his family away from the stress of his work. It has been suggested that Saturday is the ideal day because his wife and children are no longer dealing with work or school of their own. Some pastors take Monday, but if they have a family, Monday's are not good because he is the only one free.

Monday's are a good day to prep work on the sermon for the next week. Studying the text and taking notes on what the original language is telling him. Seeing the relation of the text he chooses to preach and match it with the other texts for that week is important. Looking at the church year and the importance of this particular lesson as it pertains to this day.

What are the themes of the text and is there a theme that ties them all together. Tuesdays can be a day of visiting some of your members with some light work on the sermon process. By Wed, nesday he should have a theme and simple outline finished. More visitations or meetings maybe the order of the day as well. Pastor's are usually part of every council or board in the church.

By Friday, he should be ready to write his manuscript for the sermon and be able to practice it a few times.

Saturday should be his day off to be with his family and get some recreation. Maybe at night time he might practice a few more times, but he should be ready for Sunday morning.

Mind you this is during his usual week and not during Lent or Advent when more services are added. He also must prepare for bible studies and confirmation as well. Most Pastors put in a 60-70 hour work week.