Why I’m Afraid to be a Pastor

Being a pastor is risky business. A few years back, I made a list of my top 10 greatest concerns about being a Pastor. Every now and then, I need to go back and remind myself of these things. So here’s my list…here’s why I’m afraid to be a Lead Pastor. I’m afraid…

1. I’ll confuse my role with my identity
2. I’ll fall into doing more than being
3. I’ll use people rather than loving them
4. I’ll serve more out of emptiness than overflow
5. I’ll perform for an audience of many rather than an audience of one
6. I’ll measure my success by plates and pews, butts and bucks
7. I’ll focus on the church and forget the Kingdom
8. I’ll develop a culture of deficit rather than a culture of gratefulness
9. I’ll read God’s Word to preach it rather than read it to live it
10. I’ll get so wrapped up in my outer world that I neglect my inner world