Today I met with yet another pastor friend of mine who is on the verge of burning out, quitting, and losing faith in the church... and perhaps himself and his calling. He feels unsupported, alone, tired, over-worked, and under-appreciated.

High expectations. Big demands. Politics. Too many programs to run. Not enough support from within the church. Too many plates to spin. Too many committees... er, ah... I mean "teams" to be a part of.

Same old story, I guess.

On top of it all, he has some personal and family issues which in and of themselves are really hard to get through in the best of circumstances. Really hard.

Okay, I had a whole post written about this. But I don't want to say what I was going to say. Instead, let me just say that what my friend is going through really sucks. I don't want to paint the picture that being a pastor is tougher than any other job. I am sure it probably isn't. Enough said.

Please pray for my friend, if you're the praying type.

Labels: friends, leadership, prayer