Seasoned pastors looked back at their early years in the church and considered ministry insights they wished they had known when they began.
They’ve resumed Wednesday Bible Study, outlined meeting notes for the next deacon’s meeting, obtained estimates for building repairs, practiced guitar for the WMU’s Valentine’s dinner, chaperoned the annual overnight youth group ski trip, and updated the church website. But they forgot the most important task that could have been on their calendars: guarding their time with the Lord.
Insights from the 2022 Greatest Needs of Pastors study revealed that personal spiritual development takes a back seat to ministry obligations as pastors struggle to take time for themselves.
More than 2 in 3 pastors report the need to invest in personal prayer (72%), fellowship with others (69%), reading the Bible outside of sermon research (68%), and trusting God (66%).
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